Seems like a dam is (finally) breaking; here's just a small set of the "wow, Apple...really?" posts from the past week:

https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
https://om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
https://spyglass.org/tim-cook-captured/
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-5

Liz Lopatto, Anil Dash, and Charlie Warzel were far ahead on all of this.

Tim Cook sold Apple's soul

Apple used to stand for something. Now Tim Cook gifts golden statues to Trump, removes apps at the administration's request, and cozies up to accused rapists at White House screenings. The company I once admired has become morally bankrupt, but leaving the ecosystem feels almost impossible.

Loopwerk
@slightlyoff I get that tech companies really don't want to face no longer being growth stocks, but it sure would be nice if they didn't destroy the whole world as part of their weird midlife crisis.