• 4am@lemmy.zip
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    9 hours ago

    We know what they want - to try and dazzle government, enterprise, and civilians with their “magic” and “dangerous if not in the right hands” technology - in order to capture all computing in the cloud and rent it back to us. They’ve already convinced the government and enterprise guys, and they’re pricing consumers out of the market.

    They will monitor and summarize your every thought, they will control all that you see and hear, and you will pay them for the privilege. Better not step out of line, or else.

    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      Indeed. Oldschool geeks were like wizards, wielding the arcane arts but never gatekeeping access to knowledge. Modern techbros are like priests, positioning themselves as the select few who can tame the beast.