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We own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less human (www.windowscentral.com)
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The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

That's great for the folks who have access to decades-old pre-enshittification technology and the means to maintain it, but what about everybody else?

Continuing my smart TV OS analogy, your answer is like saying just to use a dumb TV instead. There aren't any dumb TVs anymore! The TV manufacturer cartel colluded to quit making them!

"Just go live in the fucking woods like the goddamn Unabomber, eschewing modern technology" is not a valid solution for normal people! The law must be changed to protect them from predatory abusive corporations.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

You aren't wrong but you sound unhinged. That's coming from someone who lives in the woods and runs Mint.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

i use my tv as secondary display on my desktop and run anything i want to watch from it.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

A modern tv without internet connection is a dump tv.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

It really isn't, though. It will still have a shitty UI that tries to shove the "smart" features in your face, it'll probably shove some bullshit EULA in your face on first startup, and engage in other dark patterns.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 0 points 7 hours ago

Continuing my smart TV OS analogy, your answer is like saying just to use a dumb TV instead. There aren’t any dumb TVs anymore! The TV manufacturer cartel colluded to quit making them!

Yes there are, every smart tv becomes dumb as soon as you disconnect it from the internet. Just use it the same way you would use a monitor for your computer.