• XLE@piefed.social
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    9 hours ago

    When the product is a solution in search of a problem, keeping an open mind is a good way to get it stuffed full of garbage. I was told the same thing about NFTs and Metaverse and Blockchain: a radical benefit is just around the corner!

    If it arrives (huge if), it’ll be Big Tech’s job to explain it to us, and it should be very apparent

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      9 hours ago

      Keeping an eye on it doesn’t mean you need to think it’s a good thing. Keep an eye on it like how you would keep an eye on a developing hurricane or pandemic.

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        6 hours ago

        Touche. I apologize for responding to the argument I’ve seen elsewhere, not the one you were making.