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[–] macintosh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call it astroturfy but its so weird to me. Like nobody is walking around being like "The new PS5 weighs 7.5 pounds and has 139 miles of copper in its motherboard!" repeatedly for weeks. (I made up the amount of copper, but the weight is correct.)

[–] myrmidex@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Wow only 7.5 pounds, I have to get one now.