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minus-squareAbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·2 days ago2016 mainstream tech was (still) useful. 2026 mainstream tech is either surveillance or surveillance but with ads.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agothe surveillance and ad games were well in-motion by 2016.
minus-squareAbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoYes, but not by the level we see now. Google was still usable in 2016. Shitty, but usable.
2016 mainstream tech was (still) useful.
2026 mainstream tech is either surveillance or surveillance but with ads.
the surveillance and ad games were well in-motion by 2016.
Yes, but not by the level we see now. Google was still usable in 2016. Shitty, but usable.