If you find yourself not wanting to switch, there are third party options for patching. I’m going to try zero patch, but I have no experience with them to date.

It’s a framing tactic to paint the opposition as ‘for this awful thing’ when in reality the issue is the further erosion of privacy under the guise of ‘safety.’

That’s fine, having bots for people that want them is awesome. Hiding the bots as humans was my biggest gripe.

Splitgate was fun for a hot minute. Then they would hide bots as humans in matches and that got old quick.

The way I’ve heard it is that it’s not just coincidence nor microphone scanning, but just the effectiveness of targeted ads in general. You could be within wifi range of other users who are searching for pickle stuff or you yourselves have a history of pickle purchases, etc. This stuff is scary specific already.

They are, but likely not passing the savings on.

More options, especially initially, is good. Users will migrate to the better one over time.

If this interests you, consider the book Ultra Processed People.

It’s the Kroger kids isn’t it?

Tried calling a new Indian place in town and they wanted a credit card to book a reservation. Didn’t end up going.

Entrenched companies often want more regulation to prevent startup competition. Pulling the ladder up behind them.

Why the dichotomy between the chrome listing on the store then?

How many gloves are in there?

Problems exist, but there’s never been a safer time to be a homosapien on Earth. A book called Abundance helped me gain a little perspective in these gloomy days.

It varies by org but yes verticals are usually product silos that serve certain types of customers or needs.

Ultra Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken is a great read on the topic of UPF and tackles several of the claims in this thread such as is this just cico in disguise, and UPF as a health tax on the poor. I’d recommend it!

The phrase is champing at the bit. I was 35 years old before I learned that, so thought I’d pass it on. Thanks for posting!

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What about LineageOS?

LTT had a few videos on degoogling your life. Provides some alternatives to each service.