Or just value in using their tech against them, put some ransomware in the thing and send it back to infect all the others, fucking profit or just be a good person and permanently disable them all

But the c suite got to say “AI” a lot in their board meeting and pr statements

Yep just use what you’ve got! I’m running my server off a little workstation I got for free from work. I’m working on setting up another server for my sister on one of her old laptops then we’ll use each other’s as off-site backups and for redundancy. Work with your friends and family to get them off big tech too! Pretty much everyone has some old system sitting around that could be brought back to life and act as a server.

I reminds me I should start writing my clickbait “(Millennials/GenZ/GenA or whatever) are killing TV manufactureres” article

They don’t care about the details they just want control.

But like all corporations once that IPO went through they abandoned any semblance of morality at the alter of obscene profit.

The same crowd that needs the second amendment to stand up to tyranny but are nowhere to be found when tyranny is actually happening?

I wonder how their advertisers feel knowing this huge chunk of ‘users’ are bogus - how much ad revenue was wasted on these 800 million accounts? If I were one of those advertisers I’d be asking for a refund.

I’d be interested to know, the reason I know my city doesn’t have it is a bunch of residents pushed for it at multiple council meetings.

My city is one of the few in my county that doesn’t have a contract with flock, but the county was nice enough to put them up around town anyway.