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One example is the loss of freedom to own what we buy. We have been slowly moving towards to future where we own nothing, and merely lease stuff. Smartphones ar
by yedava 4y ago
One example is the loss of freedom to own what we buy. We have been slowly moving towards to future where we own nothing, and merely lease stuff. Smartphones are kind of already there - utterly locked down, with a walled garden of apps. Cars too are moving in that direction.
Sam Altman was asking in the article - "I’m curious if that caused you to update your priors". I have updated my priors. I now view any new technology developments from these 'builders' as an acceleration of what has been happening these last 10-15 years - a loss of control over our privacy and increasing reliance on software which we merely lease from corporations.
- ShredKazoo 4y ago>One example is the loss of freedom to own what we buy. We have been slowly moving towards to future where we own nothing, and merely lease stuff. Smartphones are kind of already there - utterly locked down, with a walled garden of apps. Cars too are moving in that direction. What does that have to do with the article? Also... insofar as this is something people want, the market should provide it, no? Nothing prevents you from building your own PC that runs linux. Cryptocurrency has been huge. VPNs are a huge business. Nothing prevents you from deleting your Facebook account. Mastodon is blowing up. I think what you're discussing is pretty much orthogonal to the topic. Thiel (mentioned in the article) has been a big cryptocurrency proponent, for example.
- yunwal 4y ago> Nothing prevents you from deleting your Facebook account What does this have to do with the article? FB will track you and erode your freedoms with or without your consent or participation