@ReggieHere
Great read, though as with any addiction, the main culprit is the addict. Companies and users willingly traded their independence for "convenience," handing a monopoly to a handful of tech giants.
I recently wrote an essay on the psychological side of this trap—how closed ecosystems and tech marketing breed digital Stockholm syndrome. Feel free to check it out (in Polish, just click "Translate" at the top):
https://analogowyinzynier.substack.com/p/towarzysze-z-doliny-krzemowej-czyli?r=93db0i
#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #BigTech #VendorLockIn
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My new essay — Digital Lemmings: How Bureaucracy Colonizes Our Private Lives 🐧📱
Mandatory 2FA is routinely framed as a minor convenience for our own protection. Yet behind it lies a quiet shift: institutions are outsourcing their security infrastructure, maintenance, and costs directly onto citizens' private devices.
"We are no longer merely users of institutional systems. We are becoming their peripheral infrastructure."
Read (plain HTML, zero trackers): https://superlative-scone-8afa4b.netlify.app/digital_lemmings
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The story of how a powerful Korean dragon was tamed and walked away from the freedom of choice.
Once, he soared proudly over the Han River, defending an open platform. Today, he purrs softly, gazing with admiration at Cupertino.
My latest essay dives deep into Seoul's marketing hypocrisy, corporate amnesia, and the walls rising around their ecosystem. 👇
(Note: Written in Polish—just click the language switcher in the top-left corner on Substack for instant English translation!)
https://analogowyinzynier.substack.com/p/smok-yong-w-kalifornijskich-rurkach
#Android #Samsung #Apple #Tech #TechEcosystem #OpenSource #Substack #FediBlog