"I have come back to it because living through the centralization of a decentralized system is both painful and terrible to behold. I do not know why humans view each other as prey, as things to be exploited, but we do and the surveillance aparatus that the internet has morphed into sucks."
It has been so awful to behold. And I believe the answer you're looking for there is capitalism, with a sprinkling of patriarchy and a dash of religion. But it seems to be mostly capitalism trying to endlessly extract from everyone and the absolutely disgusting people stoking the resentment of that and helping to cathect it onto others, instead of people understanding the violence of the system. Ugh. It's not good but what you wrote here is such a lovely way to put it.
Anyway, I'm not a computer person, I'm a musician and an artist and have always been nerd-adjacent so I added you. If I'm not your cup of tea, no worries about adding me back.
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Date: 2026-02-02 03:49 pm (UTC)It has been so awful to behold. And I believe the answer you're looking for there is capitalism, with a sprinkling of patriarchy and a dash of religion. But it seems to be mostly capitalism trying to endlessly extract from everyone and the absolutely disgusting people stoking the resentment of that and helping to cathect it onto others, instead of people understanding the violence of the system. Ugh. It's not good but what you wrote here is such a lovely way to put it.
Anyway, I'm not a computer person, I'm a musician and an artist and have always been nerd-adjacent so I added you. If I'm not your cup of tea, no worries about adding me back.