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Having decimated the income streams of newspapers and culture -- literally, that industry's revenue is down tenfold from its peak 25 years ago -- gotten all you
by recuter 4y ago
Having decimated the income streams of newspapers and culture -- literally, that industry's revenue is down tenfold from its peak 25 years ago -- gotten all you simple minded normies addicted to shiny glass rectangles as your primary source of truth and morality -- we are busy ushering in an age where all writing, all knowledge, all decisions regarding eduction, social mores, romantic relationships, mortgages, law, and thought itself will be performed for you by politically slanted AIs. For your own safety.
Although, you might find since times of yore ancient Howard Beale type actual techies have foretold of this dark dystopia and tried their best to prevent it. Their warnings falling on deaf ears.
The enshittening is ushered in by the managerial types, the MBAs, the marketing folks, run of the mill code monkeys and designers in fedoras. The enshitting is ushered in by the eager consumers, the influencers, the professionally outraged, and you.
This is/was the website for hackers. The type who disobey and mock the system for what it is. And lemmings for what they are.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoThis deserves top comment. :)
- jamiek88 4y ago>This is/was the website for hackers. No, this is and was a website for VC’s and their employees. A small subset of hacker culture at best. Cleverly named though.
- roflyear 4y agoNah HN is very full of mainstream opinions. I don't see people talking about stuff that bucks that. Sure you see left and right takes but it's mainstream stuff.
- theGnuMe 4y agoImagine AI grading.. you can't pass till you meet its filter. Want to write something WOKE.. nope.
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