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minus-squareI_LOVE_VEKOMA_SLC@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 years agoFun fact: Transparent electronics are a thing because prisons require radios, TV, etc to be able to be seen inside and companies later realised they looked cool.
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoWhy did they end up deciding it’s not cool or worth doing anymore?
minus-squareHup!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoThe marketing team realized that society isn’t cool enough to buy enough of them to reliably profit off it.
minus-squareMamertine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoIMO it’s more “thanks prison industrial complex”. The prisoners are just there to satisfy the funding.
Fun fact: Transparent electronics are a thing because prisons require radios, TV, etc to be able to be seen inside and companies later realised they looked cool.
Why did they end up deciding it’s not cool or worth doing anymore?
The marketing team realized that society isn’t cool enough to buy enough of them to reliably profit off it.
Thanks criminals (?)
IMO it’s more “thanks prison industrial complex”.
The prisoners are just there to satisfy the funding.