No, I don’t think it’s any particular election. I also don’t think those companies were somehow more liberal when Democrats were in power. But it’s a really bad tendency that they gradually lick the boot more and more. It means they are big enough to be controlled and threatened, and it means governmental overreach is strong enough.
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Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The one silver lining about the new US administration is that it has helped undermine some fundamental notions around American exceptionalism.
American oligarchs are not that different from oligarchs in other countries.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Its been wonderful purging all my american owned crap from my smart speakers to reddit. Looking forward to getting a linux desktop for the first time in nearly 10 years!
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Agreed, moving away from American tech stuff is becoming a priority.
American oligarchs are no better than the oligarchs who work with putin or Xi. Perhaps even worse because they tend much more dishonest in their rhetoric (constant pompous rants about “changing the world for the better”).
rocket_dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
If your last time using Linux was 10 years ago you’re going to be SO PLEASED at how good it is now.
Cosmo_IV@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I just switched over to Linux Mint and, while it’s not perfect, it’s so much better than windows.
kat@orbi.camp 1 month ago
Fedora here and loving the switch from big tech.
SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Did you replace your smart speaker or you don’t use one at all?
Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
All unplugged and sitting in a box. It feels much more like a home now that I’m not being constantly listened to.
thejml@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Why would you have been okay with it enough to purchase one in the first place? As an American, it’s always been pretty clear that American companies are filled with horrible data management. They actively lobby against any sort of GDPR or equivalent data laws and regularly leak data with no real ramifications.