It’s all about supply and demand, and the customers have demanded smarter TVs. In this way capitalism drives innovation. Who knows, a couple years from now TVs will likely be twice or three times as smart as they are now!

Shrewd businessmen: 1

tyrannical big government: 0

Well they’re not as valuable because they didn’t have to be dug out the ground. The amount of work that goes into something is what makes it valueable. That’s why I only buy the toughest to reach diamonds from the most brutal mines in Africa, now those are valuable!

No it’s quite comfy in my home, thank you very much

One of my tenants once was causing me a lot of issues (cooking stinky spicy food in the unit after I told him to stop), so I sprinkled some drugs around his apartment and then alerted the police. It was much easier to evict the problematic tenant that way and I was able to keep the security deposit as well.