"The one consistent aspect about this deterioration of the industry is their inability to think about the larger context, specifically about the various social contracts that govern #tech’s position in society.
They might see themselves as benevolent shepherds of humanity’s future, esp. the creepy #longtermist types, but by & large, they are power-hungry libertarian assholes.
This is why they leave scorched earth behind."

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2023/tech-broke-the-webs-social-contract/

Writing when tech has broken the web's social contract

Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland