"The Natural Philosopher"  wrote

| And you tube. And spotify. and all the other crap that stops them
| realising what boring twats they really are. They would rather order a
| pizza online than cook, and rather order Uber than own a car. Rather use
| a satnav than a map.
|
| Fair enough. The technology made that possible, but the consumers chose
it.
|

    Being a brilliant misanthropist is not an especially
creative racket. It's just a lazy excuse for arrogance.

  Did "consumers" choose these things? Do "consumers"
choose to treat acid reflux diagnoses and get addicted
to happy pills? Do "consumers" choose to pay for plastic-
infested, bottled water that Coca-Cola stole from Indian
peasants, in bottles that will probably never actually be
recycled, when they could drink their own, better tap water
almost for free? (I haven't noticed that geeks are immune
to bottled water marketing. Many of them can't even make
their own dinner, unless it's Pepsi and a Snickers bar.)

  Everyone can't be an expert on everything. That's why
there are regulations to prevent scams. Even if people
love Facebook, Twitter, etc, that's no excuse that those
companies should be able to sell their personal data.

| Of course the big boys want to make that the only choice. But it isn't,
| is it?
|
    No. Geniuses like you can use Linux and spend their
days diddling console windows, reassuring themselves
that they're the Darwinian survivors. But if you ever come
out of your self-satisfied seclusion you'll find that options
have been limited while you stood by scorning. Not to
worry. Have a refreshing Dasani and pop a happy pill.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05