peak_dunning_krueger
Internet companies usually have clauses that they can terminate the agreement at any time for any reason, including "because they feel like it". They usually don't have to tell you why, either.
Same deal with all the "licensing" things and "digital goods ownership". In two words: you don't.
But it's been that way for ages.
Let's be real here: They are trying to create a "platform"^TM and "ecosystem"^TM to later wall off, embrace, extend, extinguish or otherwise enshittify.
There is no actual problem they are solving.
It's venture capital bait.
That's not good, but it's not like we can switch to a more secure alternative. ;)
...and whose fault is that, private publishing industry? Hmmm? Who didn't invest here?
Also #politics for allowing it to happen of course.
Yes, but I don't think it matters. It's not hyper specialized yet, but the initial problem of "there are no users" is gone. I don't think anything can stop the fediverse now. The protocol is just too useful to not support.
Not sure about unsung, but definitely heroes in my book.
And to be fair, this Orwellian oversight could be a good thing. Literally over the last few weeks, we’ve witnessed a huge manhunt for a guy suspected of being involved in a chemical attack. At the time of writing, he was last seen on the Victoria Line. So if this AI technology had already been rolled out across the Tube network, it could have conceivably been possible to find him before he had even left the station.
But what makes the tech powerful is also what makes it scary.
Really. Ya think. What gave it away.
You know what this feels like? It feels like this sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_4J4uor3JE
The game Mindustry is one example.
Yes. And as you can see it has 14k reviews on steam while factorio has 141k reviews.
It's also a game, so there is no productivity gain or loss associated with it. There is no on call IT support, but you also don't need any and if something breaks, you lose nothing except the ability to play THIS game for a short while. It's not a... webserver you run your online shop through where every hour of downtime costs you X hundreds of euros or dollars.
The game was also made by what looks like one guy. It's not, you know libre office. With hundreds and thousands of contributors and a huge problem of how to distribute the money.
Of course you're allowed to distribute it. And of course you're allowed to charge for it. But realistically, nearly nobody would use it.