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Re:Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life? by hidden-spyder on Friday December 10, 2021 @01:17PM (#29513415)
Yeah, I hate ads too, but don't think Google products or any other big internet companies would exist at the scale they do if ads went away.
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Re:Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life? by teddyh on Friday December 10, 2021 @01:26PM (#29513549)
Wouldn’t that be a good thing?
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Re:Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life? by hidden-spyder on Friday December 10, 2021 @10:31PM (#29518156)
What? How can Maps, Google Search, and Youtube becoming worse be a good thing?
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Re:Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life? by teddyh on Saturday December 11, 2021 @09:25AM (#29521052)
“What’s good for General Motors is good for the country.” Or, in other words, monopolies have benefits, but also have a cost. And, usually, at least in the long run, that cost outweigh the benefits.
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