PilferJynx@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•To buy no longer means anything :(English
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7 months agoWe need more FOSS. If our governments weren’t utterly captured we could publicly fund worthwhile projects.
We need more FOSS. If our governments weren’t utterly captured we could publicly fund worthwhile projects.
They don’t. It’s all bad faith to get what they want - control.
It’s just an exhausting uphill battle that never ends. I don’t have the time or resources to combat monied corporations.
I’ve almost lost complete confidence in anything I see online as true. These image filters to full on bots are distorting what reality is in very negative way. Most of the things still can be filtered out if you’re paying attention, but how long until the tech becomes indistinguishable from actual human engagement? 5-10 years is my guess.
That’s what it’s become. But, hear me out, what if I want the hardware without the software? Tough luck? Both are so tied together that if the company pulls the rug you don’t have reasonable access to the hardware.