Gregly on Nostr: There are times I wish we could just start over with computers and the internet. Just ...
There are times I wish we could just start over with computers and the internet. Just reset to about 1987 or so, and try again from there. Back then computers sucked, but they sucked in a hopeful, “things are getting better all the time” sort of way — whereas now they suck in a “financialize, monetize, advertise, AI lies, software spies” sort of way.
We have more power than ever, and yet we have less power than ever. And the first warning was when “My Computer” became “This PC” in Windows.
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