The web is the bane of modernity. It's one of the few areas of "technology" it can be argued has objectively gotten worse over time. Not just better at a slower rate.... worse.
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Replying to @PwnySlaystation @Jonathan_Blow
Almost like it's directly proportional to how many people are "working" on it. Something like 75% of my graduating class in comp sci is doing web dev now. You couldn't pay me to do that job
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Also, "the web" en toto is actually not popular. What is "popular" are actually obsessive behavioral exploits like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. They are new vices. So saying the web is "doing something right" is like saying casinos and meth are "doing something right".
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow and
There _are_ people who may be doing actual technology or things on the web, but they are not the people who are making the money. The money, as usual, is going to the people exploiting behavioral problems, since the government hasn't yet stepped in.
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow and
Now we are seeing the government start to step in, and this is unsurprising. Just like they ban drugs, tax alcohol, and restrict gambling/prostitution/pornography to certain zones, the same thing will happen to Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/etc.
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow and
Well the government also banned alcohol in your country, causing a massive increase in criminal activity. This goes for a lot of the so called drugs as well. Of course they will want to restrict this industry, they always do.
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Replying to @mrlundmark @cmuratori and
This doesn't mean that it will be an improvement for anyone.
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Of course - it is not about improvement. But it _is_ about why some industries can make massive amounts of money before the government gets around to restricting them. That part is pretty clear cut.
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow and
Aren't industries allowed to make money? I'm not sure I get the point
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