wxboss@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat are your thoughts/forecasts? Do you think 'Big Tech' companies (such as Amazon, Google etc.) will ultimately implode as they continue to wield more and more control & power over their customers?youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121external-linkWhat are your thoughts/forecasts? Do you think 'Big Tech' companies (such as Amazon, Google etc.) will ultimately implode as they continue to wield more and more control & power over their customers?youtu.bewxboss@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareanimistlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoNo they’ll become too big to fail and will be rescued by the Americans’ govt every time something bad happens
minus-squareNorwegianBlues@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoEspecially Amazon’s web hosting infrastructure. It would take down so much of the web, the government would intervene.
minus-squarewxboss@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThis was my gut reaction too, but at the same time, I believe the consumers hold some sway. The Reddit Exodus being an example of this. Governments might be able to keep a company from failing, but if consumers abandon said companies, who will those companies continue to control?
No they’ll become too big to fail and will be rescued by the Americans’ govt every time something bad happens
Especially Amazon’s web hosting infrastructure. It would take down so much of the web, the government would intervene.
Sounds like wall street :)
This was my gut reaction too, but at the same time, I believe the consumers hold some sway. The Reddit Exodus being an example of this.
Governments might be able to keep a company from failing, but if consumers abandon said companies, who will those companies continue to control?