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they bribed their way into a monopoly that can effectively shut down any alternative that isn’t sponsored by other rich companies, like linux.

they can make it as shitty as they like.

especially with google about to block freely installing any app on android

don’t forget medical debt and gun violence.

if no new cars are produced then yes, we would run out of used cars eventually.

not only huawei. heard of another one like this too, but they are making server stuff still too.

i figure the consumer stuff will come when these are consolidated and they get extra fab capacity.

that’s not my point. relying on old hardware as the de facto solution for a long term drought will eventually see them fail without replacement.

we will eventually not have old computers we can turn back to, and no new ones at a good price. sticking to old stuff is not the solution.

chinese bideogame cards when

found the robot. i’m onto you, humans don’t get computer viruses.

not “our” minds. theirs.

techbros are the ones causing it to the detriment of everyone else.

you are right but to be fair fuck ai.

old computers eventually break.

chrome

it’s decentralized reddit. or better yet, a decentralized network of forums.

i usually make the email analogy, where you can use any provider to access the same email network preventing vendor lock-in, but i don’t think that’s very catchy.

shit, we should reclaim all tech. it’s all fucking ours.

shut up todd.

i was that person. i had my own custom windows isos to remove the bloatware.

its frustrating as fuck at first because linux does some things completely differently, in a way that does look weird as hell for power-windows people. i banged my head at it for a couple of years before i had that level of comfort again.

but once you get the hang of it oh boy. it’s a blast and you ask yourself why you didn’t do this sooner. it truly changed computers for me and renewed my love for them, who would have thought computers can be so awesome when they aren’t enshittified.

they do when the computers are hosted on their own cloud

Damn gay*

once computers are completely in their hands, they can control and censor much much more than just games.

ooh no, everything but china