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But most people don't want Google to not exist. They derive significant value from it - from Google search, from Maps, from Gmail, whatever. I think that the ac
by CamouflagedKiwi 2y ago
But most people don't want Google to not exist. They derive significant value from it - from Google search, from Maps, from Gmail, whatever. I think that the access they have to my data has cost me basically zero, and I've gained a lot.
Had 23andme had access to my DNA, that might be worse in future. Although today there is not immediately a lot of downside, you can certainly imagine futures (maybe slightly dystopian ones) where that turns out to be pretty bad.
- quantified 2y agoIf your immediate family members or close blood relatives have done it, you're now identifiable in there.
- happosai 2y agoEh, Google search has become so useless I caved in and started paying for Kagi. Maps is only barely more useful than competition. Gmail hasn't added anything new for a decade.
- CamouflagedKiwi 2y agoI haven't tried many alternatives to Maps. The last one I did was a built-in Tesla thing in a car that a family member had rented (he was keen on trying that out), and it was way worse. I'm sure there are other things that are better but honestly directions in Maps seem pretty good to me. I don't think I even want anything new from Gmail. It's spent that decade (and most of the one before) holding all my email and serving it to me, that seems pretty good given I haven't had to pay them a cent for it.