Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoShopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claimsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square235fedilinkarrow-up1872arrow-down123cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.world
arrow-up1849arrow-down1external-linkShopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claimsarstechnica.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square235fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.world
minus-squareRozhkiNozhki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79arrow-down3·7 days agoTemu is absolute cancer in terms of business practices so no surprise here at all.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·7 days agoCancer in terms of, well, everything.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down6·7 days agoBut it’s cheap.
minus-squareteegus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·7 days agoIf I wanted garbage I could get it for free from the roadside
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoWhy is Temu so popular then?
minus-squareteegus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 days 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-down1·7 days 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