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by unobtaniumstool 3112 days ago
Seriously? He thinks people are being too optimistic?

All I ever read anymore is how the dark forces of technology are coming to steal my private information and break into my house via my IOT.

Now I want to go buy Terri Favro's book, just because she's apparently not a total downer.

3 comments

He's not talking about the noise people make to get clicks, he's talking about our actual decisions. And yes, in that domain people are outrageously optimistic.
If you've ever stuck your head up high enough, and invited the ire of the big boys, you would know that this dude is preaching the gospel.
They're either too optimistic, or say "can't do anything anyway". I'm generalizing, but generally, I'm missing that middle part, that actually valuable bit, a lot.