Ding ding ding
And that IS a good thing. It’s great that it happened, I just wish it had happened 2 decades ago and before IT companies yeeted the fworld off a cliff into hell
Comment on The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
homes@piefed.world 16 hours ago
The US held a unique privilege of being the world’s tech leader, their IT buddy.
Now that we’ve violated everyone’s trust, we will likely never get that position back.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
homes@piefed.world 10 hours ago
I have seen a lot of arguments for this being “a good thing“, that I do not see that from you. Nor am I, overall, convinced of that attitude.
This isn’t even a matter of national pride… But everything was rolling, pretty goddamn great until just very recently when Trump decided to fuck it all up because he wanted to be the center of everyone’s attention. This needs to end.
LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
But everything was rolling, pretty goddamn great until…
I beg to disagree there. Each year Big Tech has become more and more aggressive in taking control from us, the consumer. Microsoft with the requirements of TPM in order to install windows 11. Google with they’re delaying open source releases of android, preventing apps from being installed unless it’s non-cfw. All tech companies shoveling AI everywhere. John Deere with their vendor lock-in hardware.
This needed to stop and these companies need to be reminded that “the consumer owns the hardware and that includes functional software (that does not change without the users consent)”.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Government failed it’s people in defending consumer rights and tbh, the EU hasn’t really done a stellar job either. However, this is certainly the" kick in pants" the EU needs (hopefully) to start to create competition against U. S. Big Tech… and the EU certainly understands that it needs to protect these small EU start-ups as they try to find their footing.
So, I hope this results in the EU creating laws to “level the playing field”. Which, I hope, actually spurs innovate and Open Standards (something Big Tech has been working hard on suppressing), which will be good for all of us (regardless, if you’re in the EU, U.S., and beyond).
You’ll notice there is a lot of “hope” in these sentences. I am skeptical, but I can see how this could be “a good thing”.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 9 hours ago
I mean, privacy had been getting worse for decades before Trump got in office. Mainstream tech has been on a steady decline for years, if not longer, and the privacy invasions being baked into most software have always been horrifying.
Was it all functional? Yeah. Were there a lot of horrifying things under the hood? Also yeah.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 10 hours ago
That’s alarmism.
The US held a unique privilege of being the world’s cloud host, but that’s thankfully only a decade or so of bullshit.
And it’s good when trust gets broken in things where trust is wrong.
And sorry, I still see most big things in tech centered around USA. That won’t go away until some jurisdiction becomes safer. Perhaps Brazil stands a chance eventually, LOL.
homes@piefed.world 10 hours ago
This is exactly the type of thing I’m talking about
1984@lemmy.today 10 hours ago
You say we, but its literally one person called Trump.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago
one person, along with all the people who voted for him, all the people who got those voters to vote for him, all the people who helped him
Romania knew how to deal with a fascist candidate, the USA didnt
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
who cares about trump here. he’s just the catalyst that started the process we long needed. american big tech has for much longer been parasitic and anticonsumer, and that’s not on trump. every administration before that was fine with it too.
yes you violated, and that’s out of question.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
American companies have shown that they will happily bend the knee and lick the boots of fascist dictators for money. No one should trust them ever again.
Quazatron@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
All his decisions can be reversed by the next president.
And then reversed by the next next president. Do you think this kind of trust violation blows over just like that?
The orange Cheeto threatened to annex a fucking European country. And nobody in the US told him otherwise. The Democrats seem to be too busy eating popcorn and waiting for elections.
teft@piefed.social 5 hours ago
The loss of soft power can’t be reversed easily and especially not in the next presidency. Why would any sane country think this is a one off for us? Next election we might elect someone crazier for all they know.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
Speaking as a canadian, I do believe our leaders will attempt to work with any new administration the US votes in. We are too inter-linked to not try. BUT, I think recent events have shown not just our government, but our general populace that we cannot rely on the USA. I don’t think everything will just “go back to normal” like you hope.
1984@lemmy.today 1 hour ago
I still think it will, if a good president is selected. But can the US select a good president? That is more doubtful to me actually. I havent seen anyone good since Obama. And even him was disliked by some.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
2/3 of the voting population didn’t vote against him, btw
doesn’t really seem like “literally one person”
homes@piefed.world 10 hours ago
There’s a bit of a problem with that: every single thing Trump has promised has turned out to be a lie. A very obvious lie that has costed this entire country more than we could possibly imagine.
So… How do you square that with what Trump promised before now?
DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
As they say: it takes decades to grow a forest, but only one match to burn it down.
homes@piefed.world 12 hours ago
There are those who learn from the past mistakes of themselves and others…
and there are those who don’t…
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Judging by the popularity of Germany’s AfD party, the US isn’t the only one.
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I quote from the good book of YG:
“Fuck Donald Trump”
EyIchFragDochNur@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Tbf USA weren’t having their own Hitler until now. Give em a chance