2026-01-22 13:38 UTC
As a young adult these were the innovators to aspire to. But the last 3/4 years things have turned. I keep thinking back to the apple 1984 ad and that they have become what the hated. Big tech are no longer innovators. They are becoming exploitive and controlling.
Your list is pretty much my thoughts on them. I have mostly de-googled as far as i know. Good luck in your next adventure.
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@Klox@lemmy.world 2026-01-22 14:15
I hear you on that. It seems like there's room for it, but it's just covered in this gross amorphous hyper-capitalist structure. I am inspired by DeepMind giving away the AlphaFold protein structure database for free. That was awesome! Or developing and giving away anonymous, decentralized, Bluetooth-based proximity detection for COVID tracking. That's freaking awesome! YouTube too is awesome, and it's profitable, but they slowly make insane, gross decisions to chase 30% YoY growth. 1.5 hour ads, double ads, cutting creator payments, etc. Just make it sustainable! Repeat ad nauseum across the business units. It's upsetting.