@santiago
True, people were greeting Google with open arms in hopes that it would help strip Microsoft of their market dominance, not realizing they were falling into a new trap, probably even more cunning than the old one. In the end Google just took MS' place and some realized it all too late.
But I remain positive, we have lots of decentralized alternatives now and Gemini gives me lots of old Web vibes, having enough content to not feel like a ghost town.
@santiago
And computers became so powerful that even a decade-old system is fine for a lot of things, this in turn makes it possible for us to have more open hardware, and with RISC-V, hopefully, even truly open. There are still some things that surprise me in unpleasant way, like my favourite local supermarket chain obsoleting cards for their loyalty program and replacing them with a mobile "app".
@santiago
Yep, now on checkout I have to scan a QR code with a phone that has to be connected to the Internet to enjoy the same discounts that I used to just carrying a piece of plastic with me — there are certainly people who are always online and always have their phone with them, who might like it, but to me it feels totally dystopian, and they probably don't even realize it 🫠
But in any case, I think there are more good things than bad ones 😁