SahwaDec 29

We own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less human

https://reddthat.com/post/57117305

We own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less human - Reddthat

>The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

Show threadscripthookDec 30
I installed Lubuntu on my Microsoft Surface 2 and my custom PC from 2024 that couldn’t get upgraded to windows 11 due to lack of a tpm chip. We don’t need better hardware, we need better operating systems. We need more Linux.
Show threadgrueDec 30

We need more real Linux – GNU/Linux, with compliant copyleft licensing – not Tivoized crap like they put on TVs.

Roku OS, Amazon Fire OS, Tizen (Samsung TV OS), etc. – all technically Linux, but you wouldn’t know it because they’ve systematically butchered them to destroy everything that made Linux good (the users’ freedom).

Show threadscripthookDec 30
We also need megadesk. More megadesk
Show threadgrueDec 30

That’s great for the folks who have access to decades-old pre-enshittification technology and the means to maintain it, but what about everybody else?

“Just go live in the fucking woods like the Unabomber, eschewing modern technology” is not a valid solution for normal people! The law must be changed to protect them from predatory abusive corporations.

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A modern tv without internet connection is a dump tv.
Dec 30 at 7:39amWeb
Show threadgrueDec 30
It really isn’t, though. It will still have a shitty UI that tries to shove the “smart” features in your face, it’ll probably shove some bullshit EULA in your face on first startup, and engage in other dark patterns.