Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoShopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claimsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1880arrow-down123cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.world
arrow-up1857arrow-down1external-linkShopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claimsarstechnica.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square239fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.world
minus-squareRozhkiNozhki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down3·1 month agoTemu is absolute cancer in terms of business practices so no surprise here at all.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·1 month agoCancer in terms of, well, everything.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down6·1 month agoBut it’s cheap.
minus-squareteegus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoIf I wanted garbage I could get it for free from the roadside
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWhy is Temu so popular then?
minus-squareteegus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month agoBecause people get dopamine from shopping, even if it’s garbage. It causes enormous amounts of waste, because most of the crap isn’t used much if at all. They just make it look good on the product page.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month ago…and it’s cheap.
Temu is absolute cancer in terms of business practices so no surprise here at all.
Cancer in terms of, well, everything.
But it’s cheap.
If I wanted garbage I could get it for free from the roadside
Why is Temu so popular then?
Because people get dopamine from shopping, even if it’s garbage. It causes enormous amounts of waste, because most of the crap isn’t used much if at all. They just make it look good on the product page.
…and it’s cheap.
Cheap cancer