this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't think the poster was blaming tech for the problems that resulted. The intent seemed to be to point out that these ventures weren't so innovative as popular media would have had us believe until recently. Plenty of blame to go around for the companies' exploitative practices, for media that just repeats what's in the press release/ads uncritically, and for government regulators, as well.