This essay is so good. You probably have seen it linked a few times on social media. I certainly have. And yet, perhaps you have not. If you have not, it’s a great read tying together our terrible computer experiences, us being exploited by big tech, enshittification and rot economy. The growth mindset that kills us all.
Holding these people to a higher standard at scale is what brings about change. Be the wrench in the machine. Be the person that explains to a friend why Facebook sucks now, and who chose to make it suck. Be the person to explain who Prabhakar Raghavan is and what his role was in making Google Search worse. Be the person who tells people that Sam Altman burns $5 billion a year on unsustainable software that destroys the environment and is built upon the large-scale larceny of creative works because he's desperate for power. – Never Forgive Them, by Edward Zitron
Now there is a mission statement for bloggers and people on social media.
It also confirms my peculiar service offerings like Emacs Wiki or Campaign Wiki. They are free for users. They are simpler and they don’t change much. There are no ads and there is no “growth” to be had. In fact, if more people set up similar sites that are similar in these respects, it’ll be better for us. We’ll be more resilient, more adapted to our local needs, it’ll be more like community tools for all of us instead of slop for us and billions for them. This is where I want to go.
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