> Do other people feel the same? I don't. > Someone suspicious might say there's a concerted anti-Google campaign going on, if you were to look at the stories

> Do other people feel the same? I don't. > Someone suspicious might say there's a concerted anti-Google campaign going on, if you were to look at the stories making the front page lately. I don't think it's quite that simple - assuming there is no campaign being driven by any group of people in particular, I think this is a symptom of some deep-seated frustrations. Frustrations about being early-adopters who aren't in the mainstream market; frustrations about not having privacy-respecting options; frustrations about the metrics-driven, impersonal way that products are developed by big Silicon Valley tech companies; frustrations about simply not being able to vote with your wallet when it comes to vendor lock-in, privacy, etc. Google and FB are both increasingly doing even more terrible things. Normal users can play the part of the frog that gets boiled slowly over time but people who understand to a degree the implications of technology abuse find it rather concerning. You seem frustrated a lot yourself. I don't see why HN would frustrate you but do be sure to take care of yourself. I am very concerned about many things but not so much frustrated.