Today's issue of Tales from the Dork Web is especially 🔥
"The biggest con Silicon Valley ever pulled off was convincing us they’re masters of innovation. Netflix brought us digital movie distribution *cries in Bittorrent*. Apple introduced Music streaming to the world *laughs in Napster*. Facebook invented social media *no they didn’t*."
https://thedorkweb.substack.com/p/gopher-gemini-and-the-smol-internet
"Most tech companies disrupt by displacing existing middlemen and acting as a new gatekeeper. Uber displaces taxi services. AirBNB displaced couchsurfing. Facebook displaced your friends." 🙀 😹 😿 👏🏼
@bekopharm @anaulin same. It's ridonkulous, what "innovation" looks like.