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> The same people calling for everyone to always remember what Microsoft did 20 years ago log out of HN and go work on their Facebook React app with no apparent
by pdkl95 8y ago
> The same people calling for everyone to always remember what Microsoft did 20 years ago log out of HN and go work on their Facebook React app with no apparent sense of irony.
This is a straw man. You're arguing against a group that is largely fictional.
> you should probably be shutting down your Facebook, Instagram, and Google accounts
Some of us learned from previous bad actors like Microsoft and never made accounts with the new generation fo bad actors.
> throwing away your Android phone
I've been trying to educate people about the dangers of carrying a tracking device for ~25 years. In the last ~year, some people have finally started to listen.
> deleting any projects you have that use React.js, TypeScript, Angular, Go, Dart
Do you really think we would depend on any remotely proprietary language/library/etc after spending years fighting Microsoft? There are numerous tools available without proprietary baggage.