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The Continued Trajectory of Idiocy in the Tech Industry
Every hype cycle in the technology industry continues a steady march towards a shitty future that nobody wants. CMYKat The Road to Hell Once upon a time, everyone was all hot and bothered about Big…
Furthermore, there are a lot of gullible idiots that drank the Kool-Aid and feel like they’re part of the build-up to the next World Wide Web, so there’s no shortage of willing new CS grads to throw at these problems to keep the money flowing. Throw in a little bit of Roko’s Basilisk (read: Pascal’s wager for arrogant so-called “rationalists” who think they’re too smart to be Christian) and you’ve got a full-blown cargo cult on your hands. One way we could push back against this steady march towards a future where everything is enshittified, and the devices you paid for (with your hard-earned money) don’t respect your consent at all, is to turn the first of the buzz words we examined (Big Data) against these companies.
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