The entire tech industry has signaled its intention to abandon the consumer market for wider profit margins in AI industries, and it’s really not possible to feel good about that as an informed consumer.

Nothing about this is positive. We can hope for a correction in policy, but really, it’s unlikely that we will ever see lower prices again. The future envisioned by the shareholders in these companies is the death of personal computing. Even if various AI markets fail, the vision remains: a future internet that is sterilized, information that is controlled, and personal computers that are glorified cable boxes.

I actually like the slower pace. There’s no constant stream of content but I find that helps me to moderate my usage. It also helps me take a more active role because I don’t just see what I’m subscribed to. I’ll hop over to the top posts over the last 6 hours and find something that’s really hot elsewhere, or I’ll hop on to scaled and find something obscure. It’s slower and cranky but it embodies a lot of the old elements of scrolling that I miss.