That’s what it’s become. But, hear me out, what if I want the hardware without the software? Tough luck? Both are so tied together that if the company pulls the rug you don’t have reasonable access to the hardware.

We need more FOSS. If our governments weren’t utterly captured we could publicly fund worthwhile projects.

They don’t. It’s all bad faith to get what they want - control.

It’s just an exhausting uphill battle that never ends. I don’t have the time or resources to combat monied corporations.

I’ve almost lost complete confidence in anything I see online as true. These image filters to full on bots are distorting what reality is in very negative way. Most of the things still can be filtered out if you’re paying attention, but how long until the tech becomes indistinguishable from actual human engagement? 5-10 years is my guess.

It honestly makes me genuinely sad. He definitely has complexes and holes in his soul to conduct this behavior. Doesn’t excuse him from being a complete asshole though.

For now… Things can always change and it’s usually for the worst.

If that house somehow generated more money than you knew what to do with, I’d be happy as hell to share with the person who made it.

I’ve always said capitalism and corporations are anti-social. They make society worse for profit.

Wow, this is my exact setup. Except I have auxio exclusively for audiobooks to keep them away from my random shuffle.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to buy something and have full control of it

It’s kinda scummy to manipulate the market as such, but it’s much more scummy to partake in the fraud.