Comment Comment by ukprogrammer HN applauds this vibe-coded “privacy” site yet condemns decentralized messaging.States control what’s centralized; incentives ensure they keep doing so.Protesting it is like arguing with a thermostat—it can’t hear you, and it’s built to tighten control.As technologists, we have a lot more power than we realise.(Yes, I’m speaking to the blob, but the Venn overlap of anti-crypto and pro-this seems big.) parent ukprogrammer 1 year ago
States control what’s centralized; incentives ensure they keep doing so.
Protesting it is like arguing with a thermostat—it can’t hear you, and it’s built to tighten control.
As technologists, we have a lot more power than we realise.
(Yes, I’m speaking to the blob, but the Venn overlap of anti-crypto and pro-this seems big.)