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The internet grew and so did its capacity of making people money. In a world which cares a great deal about money, it makes sense the culture would slowly get s
by bogidon 6y ago
The internet grew and so did its capacity of making people money. In a world which cares a great deal about money, it makes sense the culture would slowly get shifted by industry to keep developers focused on what makes the money, which is apparently not skins.
It’s the filter on ideas of capitalism applied at scale and it’s not unique to the internet (eg Cookie-Cutter houses). It‘s interests are aligned with maximizing access though, but yeah, I get the frustration, we lose a lot in that process. Maybe we can think up something better...