Originally this was a reply to this article about a Windows feature called Recall, but there’s a good argument the author’s concerns resonate far beyond Windows and Meta to proprietary generally.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Another option and a more long term solution would be to go back to the roots and relearn the basics of living !

    That requires large plots of arable land.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley

    The valley, named after the Spanish Mission Santa Clara, was for a time known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for its high concentration of orchards, flowering trees, and plants. Until the 1960s it was the largest fruit-producing and packing region in the world, with 39 canneries. The growing high-tech industry in the 1960s transformed the area from farmland to densely populated cities, and it became referred to as the Silicon Valley.

    But we paved over paradise and put up a parking lot.

    There’s no unfucking that chicken. We are living in a world that is substantially less arable than it was a century ago. We do not have an Eden to go back to.