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Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap (www.youtube.com)

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A video essay on what we give up in exchange for the convenience that social media and algorithms provide.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I have long said that convenience and security are opposite ends of the same line.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago

Not just you, that's a pretty common principle.

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