Sahwa@reddthat.com to TechnologyEnglish · 26 days agoWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square155linkfedilinkarrow-up1794arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: Betteroffline
arrow-up1783arrow-down1external-linkWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comSahwa@reddthat.com to TechnologyEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square155linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: Betteroffline
The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.
minus-squaredeletedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·26 days agoA modern tv without internet connection is a dump tv.
minus-squaregruelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·25 days agoIt really isn’t, though. It will still have a shitty UI that tries to shove the “smart” features in your face, it’ll probably shove some bullshit EULA in your face on first startup, and engage in other dark patterns.
A modern tv without internet connection is a dump tv.
It really isn’t, though. It will still have a shitty UI that tries to shove the “smart” features in your face, it’ll probably shove some bullshit EULA in your face on first startup, and engage in other dark patterns.