Every time that happens the companies lobby the fuck out of everyone to make sure things don’t get better. They’ll spend millions on it because it’s still cheaper than doing things right.

Last time it was up for debate in my country the amount of bullshit straight-up-lies the “partner” app was shoving down my throat about the matter was utterly insane.

And it worked. People voted against their own interests.

No-one “played themselves”, they got played.