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points by dijit 1 day ago | 0 comments

> Tech companies used to demand warrants/subpoenas for these kinds of things.

Two things are true

1) Tech has become more financial people and "techbros" than principled nerds.

2) The powers of the USG have become a lot stronger and far reaching- quite literally to the level where talking about complying with an order is itself a crime.

[–] davidw 1 day ago

I want to reunite with my 'principled nerds' so badly. Things weren't perfect, not by a long shot, back then, but there was a sense of hope and excitement about using technology to make the world a better place.

[–] thepryz 1 day ago

Agreed. One of the reasons I'm seeing myself becoming more of a luddite looking forward to retiring offline with minimal technology is precisley because online discourse is largely comprised of unserious people confidently incorrect and technology companies have largely stopped trying to make peoples' lives better and are more focused on quarterly earnings.

[–] dbspin 1 day ago

Hackerspaces still exist - and seem to be booming again since the tech layoffs. Dropped by Noisebridge while I was visiting SF and as the kids say, the vibes were immaculate.

[–] cowlevel 1 day ago

Do you participate in a hackerspace though, or do you just visit? I've realised I've become far too passive as a result of consuming mass internet media.

[–] johnisgood 1 day ago

You and I both. :/

[–] DANmode 1 day ago

Both of these are serious, but decades-old problems.