I think it’s a sign of the times that NYT is willing to hire authors specializing in covering tech with a skeptical perspective. Newspapers would first criticiz

I think it’s a sign of the times that NYT is willing to hire authors specializing in covering tech with a skeptical perspective. Newspapers would first criticize the government, then during the Industrial revolution they branded the entrepreneurs as ”captains of industry” or ”robber barons” which was a sign of how they wielded huge influence over the population. Now we’re in a similar place with tech. Tech entrepreneurs have been branded as ”disruptors” saving us from the establishment for the better part of two decades but now there’s a bigger diversity of spins on these tech stories, leaning a bit on the negative side. I think the pendulum will swing back to positive if these companies get their act together and do more to protect users, and especially if the governments bust their monopolies. That would maybe generate a lot of sympathy.