I buy things that are a one-time purchase sometimes entirely because I was given the option.

"y'know, they call 'em fingers, but I never see them 'fing.' Oh, wait, there they go."

I want to believe you're right, but in a world where AI can fully replace human labor, that will likely also apply to the areas of mass surveillance and military suppression.

Imo, one of the scariest and most frustrating developments in robotics in the past 50 years is the ability to process billions of text and voice conversations, all at once, 24/7. Things really take a different tone when all of a sudden the US Government can find it feasible to listen to all of us, every time.