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This was cathartic to read, even though it’s short. Big tech has become evil. It’s mostly banal, of course (“You want to sell the fact that I like football and
by journalctl 7y ago
This was cathartic to read, even though it’s short. Big tech has become evil. It’s mostly banal, of course (“You want to sell the fact that I like football and puppies to ad companies? Sure, who cares?”), but it’s still a net negative for society. And it’s not tech’s fault per se, but rather the unfettered and uninhibited pursuit of ever more capital. Tech can be a tool for good, but when driven by the profit machine, the incentives make it a tool for evil.
We have to face it: we’re not helping the world.