That chart of Net Approval coincides with roughly the time that the NYTimes decided to change how it reported on tech: > Instead of covering [tech] with a busi

That chart of Net Approval coincides with roughly the time that the NYTimes decided to change how it reported on tech: > Instead of covering [tech] with a business‑press or consumer lens, they shifted to a very tough investigative lens — highly oppositional at all times and occasionally unfair … This was a very deliberate top‑down decision. (Per Matt Yglesias - former journalist at NYT) Even outlets like Wired which literally started as industry mouthpieces followed suit at almost exactly this time period. It's also roughly this time where Google went from beloved and open to distrusted and defensive. It could be a lot of what kicked off enshittification of tech was largely a change in perception. Eating from the tree of knowledge - and now we must all wear clothes.