I wish people would stop sharing this meme. Shortly after it came out and became viral, that guy got in a HUGE amount of trouble with the Bolivian authorities. They raided his house, sent him to prison, they literally kidnapped his wife and kids, and I’m just fucking with you guys I have no idea who this is.

cautiously lifts tinfoil hat off head

I can see the devices you use mattering. Where were you watching the videos? Do you have the Amazon app installed on the same device, or on a device with a microphone? My tin-foil hat theory is that the Amazon app is always listening from your phone, based on similar things happening to my wife.

Aaaaaaand that’s why we all got the mandatory class action related agreement notifications. Scum.

Thanks for the advice. I got a cheap amp, got it all set up, and it works a charm!

Can’t believe I forgot to include that tidbit, that they’re passive speakers.

Isn’t the motherboard itself the amplifier?

They’re just some cheap speakers I found on Amazon: Theater Solutions TS30B

According to the product description: “frequency response is 140Hz-20 kHz with 89dB at 8ohm”

And I’m sure a depressing number of people will believe it’s real