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With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
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[–] 25 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

The “backlash” is half hearted and also sensationalised a little in the media.

People have not come together to meaningfully boycott these platforms. Boycott is the language these capitalists understand.

I do not understand why people still use meta platforms, for example. We could level these companies quickly. The excuse that “everyone else I know is there” is wilful paralysis: waiting for someone else to go first. And that’s why these tech oligarchs are confident. They’re probably right to be.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago

    I quit all Meta products 3 years ago. Apart from Marketplace every now and then, I don't miss anything from their plarform, anything at all. I have also quit Google completely (even google play which I replaced with Aurora and F-Droid.). That has been OK as well (I moved most of my common apps to their web based equivalent). Every time i have a chance to mention it to folks around, without being the wise ass out there, I do it. People are just ignorant about the alternatives, this message comes across slowly, one chap at a time..

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  • [–] 9 points 3 hours ago*

    It's no coincidence that capitalism comes along with an emphasis on individualism and "expressing yourself" through consumption. It's designed to train people out of collective thinking (class consciousness) and collective action, and it has been very effective.

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  • [+] -7 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    It's because these products work. They actually provide value to the users, despite opponents' insistence to the contrary.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

    And here I've tried generative LLMs about once a year and every time I go "what the fuck are people smoking to think this is good".

    I think everyone insisting all this stuff is providing value are legitimately idiots who haven't spent even a half second thinking for themselves or about the future or the quality of their work.

    I wish I was more dumb and saw these products working like you insist and didn't have to spend half my time rejecting AI slop PRs that genuinely don't address anything.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    I mean, people like you insist on this, but I can't evaluate the truthfulness of that claim since I haven't used a Meta product since Facebook in like 2009 lol.

    But sure man, glad the mega company is really working out for you!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 hours ago

    Depends on the definition of "work". There's plenty of people I had on Facebook that I no longer talk to because I don't use Facebook. To be clear, my Facebook still exists. It's there to face tank all the family photos my MIL shares. That's the only reason they account still exists at all.

    That's technically working for me.

    But lots of people are just addicted and Facebook or insta or messenger scratches an itch for them.

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