I think the cure is identifying that it's all bullshit every time

I mean that's great but it doesn't stop everyone else from falling for it, and you having to pay the price accordingly.

I guess this is how I arrived at calling myself an "anti-technology technologist"

I just call myself a Luddite at this point. Any technology developed outside of FOSS just completely disinterests me. Everything else is assumed to be malware.

I got into cycling a few years' back. But of course technology is coming for bicycles too and all my riding buddies are just so amped about it and can't understand why I want absolutely nothing to do with it.

Is also dangerous to associate emerging technology with big tech, sure they make some and sell some at tempting discounted prices BUT they are not the only ones and when aiming so you leave then an open field.