Circa 2015 or so, it seemed like you couldn’t move a finger without being bombarded with ads and articles about ‘smart homes’ and the ‘internet of things’ — all …
It isn’t just the anti-competitive walled gardens they all create. It’s also that our governments have completely abandoned their purpose and any semblance of opposition to corporate criminals.
They’re all free to plan obsolescence, bait and switch, enshittify, stop updating everything, or simply kill all software, firmware, and services at will for any reason. There are dozens of things that could have been done to prevent all their crimes… but again… we love in capitalist dictatorships that only exist to empower and protect capital.
It isn’t just the anti-competitive walled gardens they all create. It’s also that our governments have completely abandoned their purpose and any semblance of opposition to corporate criminals.
They’re all free to plan obsolescence, bait and switch, enshittify, stop updating everything, or simply kill all software, firmware, and services at will for any reason. There are dozens of things that could have been done to prevent all their crimes… but again… we love in capitalist dictatorships that only exist to empower and protect capital.