To put it succinctly: technology used to be about tools that increase your (the user’s) agency on the world. Today’s technology (and “design paradigm”) are about providing services that maximize the service provider’s agency over the user — converted into a stream of monetization. Of course the latter feels exhausting, as a user.
The main point is that the balance between value creation and value capture got perverted.
The main point is that the balance between value creation and value capture got perverted.