AI has a net negative perception in surveys across the US. It’s so unpopular that AI data center development is less popular than a nuclear power plant.
Yes I’d say this is more than representative of “every person” sentiment.
> Every indie developer should be working to get people off the big tech slop treadmill.
And what exactly are we supposed to do? Just try to ship alternatives to big tech slop? Actively try to work against them? Publish cracked software so they stop earning money?
Genuinely asking, as I'm not sure sure indie developers are the ones who should try to work against these enormous corporations, it's typically the job of the government to ensure society works and is fair, but they seem to currently be on the side of big tech, so indie developers can't realistically do anything about it, unless I'm missing what you're asking for here.
Agreed. The most effective efforts aren't going to come from indie developers. They aren't software issues, more regulatory. Busting up big tech into "baby bells" is the number one thing that needs to be done.
But now that we have essentially "boilerplate for free", I hope the degoogle/demeta/etc and self-hosted efforts are boosted in a way that even my mom can migrate away without much trouble. But that'll probably take real AI and not slop based addiction machines.
I don't think college campuses are exactly representative of "everyperson sentiment".
There was a time in which they deserved some respect, as a result of free exchange of ideas among intellectuals. That's far behind by now.
AI has a net negative perception in surveys across the US. It’s so unpopular that AI data center development is less popular than a nuclear power plant.
Yes I’d say this is more than representative of “every person” sentiment.
Culture War topics about college campus value systems are irrelevant here.
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It's about time rich morons stop being treated as intellectuals just because they are rich.
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Yeah, maybe they should listen for once. Every indie developer should be working to get people off the big tech slop treadmill.
> Every indie developer should be working to get people off the big tech slop treadmill.
And what exactly are we supposed to do? Just try to ship alternatives to big tech slop? Actively try to work against them? Publish cracked software so they stop earning money?
Genuinely asking, as I'm not sure sure indie developers are the ones who should try to work against these enormous corporations, it's typically the job of the government to ensure society works and is fair, but they seem to currently be on the side of big tech, so indie developers can't realistically do anything about it, unless I'm missing what you're asking for here.
Agreed. The most effective efforts aren't going to come from indie developers. They aren't software issues, more regulatory. Busting up big tech into "baby bells" is the number one thing that needs to be done.
But now that we have essentially "boilerplate for free", I hope the degoogle/demeta/etc and self-hosted efforts are boosted in a way that even my mom can migrate away without much trouble. But that'll probably take real AI and not slop based addiction machines.
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