• @mildlyusedbrain
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    164 months ago

    This is a weird point. Like yes, Google is a government subsidized monopoly. But to keep this feature is a massive waste of resources.

    Like from a tech perspective, this should not be done. Like fuck Google can be a thing and will have no impact on that

    • @JustAnotherKay
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      94 months ago

      People hate corporations so much that they forget some times they do make smart choices. That bandwidth doesn’t just exist from nothing, it’s electricity being moved around. The environmental impact, even as infinitesimal as it may be, isn’t worth the convenience imo

      • @optissima
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        34 months ago

        The hypocrisy of this when they’re chugging power for AI…