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No, I'm not "setting a false dichotomy" at all, actually. I could be wrong, but I'd bet some amount of money that less than 1 in 10 Americans who have an opinio
by caconym_ 7y ago
No, I'm not "setting a false dichotomy" at all, actually. I could be wrong, but I'd bet some amount of money that less than 1 in 10 Americans who have an opinion about "Big Tech" (in the sense that if you say those words to them, they will provide an opinion) have any meaningful knowledge of these less-visible players outside of the services they provide directly to consumers.
("Oh, Verizon? That's my phone company! Yeah, their customer service is pretty bad but it's cheaper than T-Mobile, so...")
That's the point of my comment. It may be a dichotomy, but from my observations of "regular people" it's certainly not a false one. IMO your viewpoint here is a very tech-centric one, and doesn't accurately represent "most people".