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234 points gloxkiqcza | 1 comments | 15 Jul 25 14:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.223s | source
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crinkly ◴[15 Jul 25 15:00 UTC] No.44571846[source]▶
Yes centralising power was such a good idea. Well done big tech. Another footgun.
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theideaofcoffee ◴[15 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44571937[source]▶
How is this a footgun? Big Tech will protect Big Tech, it's only an advantage to have a service that will bend to their will. The centralization is the point.
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1. crinkly ◴[15 Jul 25 15:20 UTC] No.44572083[source]▶
The bit where we hand everything over and then take the consequences for doing so.