mep1911 on Nostr: There were plans by the big tech corporations floating around a few years ago to make ...

There were plans by the big tech corporations floating around a few years ago to make operating systems really dumb and put everything in the "cloud".

Logging into your computer would mean the same as logging into the "cloud" where all your programs and data are hosted.

I feel one of the big reasons why we're not slipping into this dystopian nightmare all too soon is competitive gaming.

They continue to create high demand for otherwise unnecessary highly sophisticated end-user hardware and ultra low latency network communication.