So, it fell quite a bit short of the goal of causing death by a thousand cuts.

Yes, but convincing those who cannot see that big picture of the truth in that is depressingly difficult.

Post title should be in the brandnewsentence community.

The few that remain which actually remember what flower power was all about.

What? I just want to understand how everything works and relates to one another so I can make the best choices for all concerns.

Hey! You washed my scent (and loose fur) away! Now I have to mark the blanket as mine again.

No, advertisers know how to manipulate your train of thought to start thinking that way. You know how they make sure the same ads (or very similar ones with the same taglines) are seen innumerable times? That’s not only because they’re trying to be the first brand you think of when you want something in that vein, but because they’re taking advantage of the fact most people who are without prior knowledge otherwise (which is why they’re so big on targeting the young) will start to believe what the advertisers are saying is actually true – without proof – if they hear it enough.

Humans aren’t naturally very prone to critically thinking things through – our brains are still those of animals who operate on instinct & preconceived notions, which the advertisers are trying to program us with.

She does love playing intimidating types, doesn’t she?

So you got some tail, both front & back. Hope you had fun.

Control freaks never stop, they just reboot & try again.

Yet another lesson NOT learned.

Sure. Because you say so. Care to back that assertion up?

Google has already stated there will be a single 24hr waiting period required, and then you can do as you please. Hyping this as the end of the world is misleading, and shooting the anti-Google message in the foot because when Google decides to TRULY not allow non-Play Store apps then nobody complaining about it will be taken seriously.

Because they’re sane. There’s two logical orders to use: most significant value to least, or vise versa. America just LOVES to throw logic out the window.