Read the first thing that popped up on DuckDuckGo for me about it To prove I’m not literally just making the concept up. https://bhsblueprint.org/showcase/2024/02/29/tis-calculator-empire-the-unstoppable-ti-84/
But again the point is still as always that I’m pitching a shift in perspective against always giving the benefit of the doubt to massive corporations literally in every aspect of any argument. What if-hear me out- what if, it actually doesn’t matter how Texas Instruments got their monopoly. That whether or not it was done “illegally” or as a natural result of shrewd business practices is ., in fact, deliberately obfuscating the fact that it is a monopoly, that it did come into existence by leveraging its standing as a weapons manufacturer and government partner to dominate a smaller market.
Like that would be the important part or something.
Yeah whatever. I loved Lemmy at first and I’m hoping it’s just the election season but gd this is terminally online. And that’s coming from me
You’re missing the point.
Why should I believe you? You’ve misrepresented something once already, and then tried to justify it as a means to change people’s perspective. Well, you’re not going to change anyone’s perspective by posting blatantly inaccurate memes, and then getting caught with your pants down when someone calls you out in the comments.
That shit erodes your credibility, along with that of the rest of us who call out the US and profit-driven companies with actual evidence.