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[–] o0oBloopo0o@hexbear.net 91 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Even though not technically a rug pull, this is a rug pull. The end of real growth in the tech sector turned the internet into a cesspool. Not happy with stable returns these companies repositioned themselves as cybercriminals. They abused source contributors, collected donations as seed capital for launching for profits, and stole the data of billions. Taking inspirations from the villains in their beloved cyberpunk novels, they crafted a very real dystopia.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kind of reminds me of this shockingly based rant I saw on /g/ once that discussed that even smartphones set computing backwards.

[–] Ivysaur@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Honestly interested in reading this if you have it saved somewhere. I have been feeling this way as someone working in tech for close to two decades and I feel more and more vindicated every day. The web of the future looks like the web of the 80s (maybe the 90s if we can behave) because these mother fuckers kill everything they touch. Technological "progress" for progress' sake means nothing. I AM LUDDITE MAN / 410,757,864,530 DEAD COMPUTERS

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

Don't worry investors! There's always more profit to be made finding more efficient means of killing kids in hospitals doomer