On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.

RAM, flash memory, and HDDs are unaffordable because of a bunch of greedy idiots that do not love the computer.

Techno-cynics are all just wounded techno-optimists.

‘Due to a freak phenomenon I’ve been calling The End of UX, software companies no longer listen to their users and care about their needs. We are told what we like and what we need, and if we say hell no, we’re accused of being luddites and “behind the times.”‘

The one where I get very annoyed with my email provider

AI Policy

The Enshittifinancial Crisis by Ed Zitron

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

A kind of depressing real-life event of a man who went to prison, but overcame odds, rehabilitated himself and started a new life… only to get entangled with an AI chatbot which drove him to madness.

Pretty succinct statement, and another sign the bubble may burst “soon”