> part of it is refusing to acknowledge an action. Algorithms are not great at acknowledging their actions, so I think that's very much part of peoples' experi

> part of it is refusing to acknowledge an action. Algorithms are not great at acknowledging their actions, so I think that's very much part of peoples' experience with big-tech. Examples of an update breaking things, or an account getting deleted, and a responsible person quickly admitting "yes we did that, and here's why", are rare. The usual response is to deflect or stonewall. It's practically on page one of the PR playbook. > I'm not so sure syncing is a great example, either. Not like they hide it I think you are seeing this from the developers' viewpoint. There's been plenty of examples where this stuff is on by default and users have been unaware of it. > explanation is mics everywhere listening to conversations, even though I know it's not that! But is it? It's that doubt which is the seed of soft, pervading anxiety, that does the damage.