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submitted 1 day ago by gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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i think the article does a wonderful job at illustrating the point without even uttering a single word

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[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

needed to keep the umwashed masses away.

and it also keeps me away. i don't like non-standard software for use-cases where existing software can already do the job well. that's just artificially fucked-up architecture. artificial scarcity

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 3 points 9 hours ago

i don’t like non-standard software for use-cases where existing software can already do the job well.

Well, then there the normal web is for you, which certainly does its job well to flood you with ads and track you at every step.