I’m sorry but B2C startups are an anomaly in the overall history of IT. I agree it’s a sad turn of events but IT is way bigger. Banks, accounting, industry, mil

I’m sorry but B2C startups are an anomaly in the overall history of IT. I agree it’s a sad turn of events but IT is way bigger. Banks, accounting, industry, military, maps, GPS, health, and infinite ways it helps humans. Selling ads was only a way to monetize, and Google is tanking like the Titanic since ChatGPT arrived (at least its 7 tanks are pierced, but the captain said to not evacuate), and most platforms even have a non-ads way to monetize, although the real price is high (Facebook $16, Netflix, Twitter, etc.). It is very possible, with the post-covid changes, that platforms become paid-for and that there is much less of a focus on dark patterns in the future.