I feel like a grandma stuck in a world that is rapidly changing beyond recognition

[Gast]

I feel like a grandma stuck in a world that is rapidly changing beyond recognition

biggest search engine provider announcing the death of blue links, with a vision to replace browsing the open web with a question and answer interface

open source software going from a collaborative passionate craft to whatever the fuck is going on with AI agents everywhere that ignore any sort of craftsmanship in favor of finding some way to fulfill a prompt

the centralization of power where realistically the direction larger projects take is defined by corporate interests

Personal computing increasingly getting locked down, you no longer get a choice in how your device works. Big Corp knows better and you will agree because the alternative is to be excluded from actively participating in society.

the tech industry just feels so disconnected from everything that got me interested in computers in the first place. Everything that you could explore, modify, gets locked down "for your safety". And then that "safety" is exploited to shove ads down your throat. I'm sure the people working on that shit convinced themselves that they're not really using advanced psychological manipulation to drive profits but instead just showing you things you may find useful.