This article describes my feelings exactly. I trust almost none of the tools I use on a daily basis very far. Every piece of software I use is liable fall prey

This article describes my feelings exactly. I trust almost none of the tools I use on a daily basis very far. Every piece of software I use is liable fall prey at some point or another (and sometimes constantly) to some combination of the following: * Continuous mandatory updates which make various things worse or introduce new "features" I don't want * Continuous mandatory updates which break things without warning that I was reliant on * Integrated advertising or dark-pattern behavior I have to frequently circumvent * Unreasonable levels of lack of security or security theatre * Getting retired or crippled because the company which makes it goes out of business or gets acquired with no transition plan The fundamental issue, it seems to me, is that nobody cares about users except in abstract anymore. They care about funding, brands, growth, the Hustle, not making something that is in any way good or usable long-term. And anything that is good can be summarily ruined in the pursuit of the above goals, with no warning. It's exhausting.