It keeps happening
Tech company makes an anti-human/pro-capital decision
There's no way for regular humans to push back because the system is undemocratic
You can opt out or work around it, sure
You don't have to go along, sure
The old way still works, sure
But 99% of us don't have the energy to swim upstream
And then negative consequences show up from the tech company decision, but by now, everyone who still does it the old way is a "weirdo" with suspect motives and the tech company wins
"You use Signal? What's wrong with Whatsapp? What kind of stuff are you into if you need that level of privacy?"
"Oh, you know how to use URLs? Do you use that for the dark web? What kind of stuff are you even looking for if you need that?"
@researchfairy hi, I'm a GenX woman with a Humanities education who uses Windows and Android and then as many free/ethical/open/indie programs as possible. Just for background.
I have been telling techie types that if there is sand in supermarket bread, I don't want to go to a gourmet bakery and I can't learn to make my own bread. I want a law that punishes sand on my bread.
Beautifully put!
@laguiri @researchfairy @hedders Software and religion are the only things you can sell with no product liability. Changing that would be the first step on the way to a future with better software.
Tech companies seem to dislike the idea for some reason.
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