My prediction is that by 2040, Windows and your entire online existence as a... "normie" will be encapsulated within walled gardens via client access almost entirely.

Those of us still able to host anything will be doing it with ebay finds and crowsourced parts.

...but this is but one of my many branching possible timelines, maybe we get the "America goes KEN mode" timeline, "Mother nature rolls her sleeves up" or the "Humanity finally stands up for itself and realizes a leftist/socialist utopia" timelines. There's always the "China sics robot dogs with machineguns on everyone" timeline.

Hell, maybe a blend, idk.

[–] frightful5680@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Sir, this is a Wendy's. The only blend I know of is the coffee. (J)

[–] peterhorvath@mastodon.de 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

@Butterphinger @RidcullyTheBrown I deeply feel that you are right... but if you say such things, like "walled gardens via client access", I think you have a brain problem.

Wtf is a "walled gardens via client access"?

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Walled gardens are places like Facebook/Twitter/X where one company controls everything you see and do while on the platform.

Client access just means you have to login to see anything. (Again, like Facebook.) Some platforms let you view content without loggon in, but forcing you to create a login gives them a way to start tracking your behaviors and interests.