Reading about @pluralistic "Tron-pilled" concept, it links with a though I had recently.
Tron was based on the obsolete concept of mainframes, with Master Control server owning all the work and users using just a dumb terminal to access their code. An era that ended with the PC giving power to users.
Now, with AI, streaming, cloud computing, GPU/RAM hoarding, datacenters… It is just an scheme to return to the mainframe concept for modern times. You own nothing. Companies control/own all again.
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Daniel Gibert
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Graphic designer and illustrator sharing thoughts, drawings and other oddities. I like life weird and kind. He/Him as default, but feel free to use They/Them if you prefer not to gender tag people. It is not only about my choices, but yours too. (Avatar ALT: a gray and blue robot with a BIG round light purple mouth-less head, with glowing blinking white eyes, big yellow dial in the chest… and a fez. All over a deep blue background. Their name is Bubblehead.)
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