I guess one of the points I like to share often is this.
Don't be short sighted on what capital it takes to build and run modern tech. It's unsustainable and has been for a very long period of time. It's almost ALL unsustainable. They literally cannot afford to offer products at the prices they are.
You've heard the phrase "go build it yourself". Try it and tell me how any modern tech model is financial sustainable. It isn't. That's just the reality imo.
What that means is that just about any product offered by big tech literally cannot afford to actually benefit you in altruistic ways by default. There is way too much dept (of all forms, not just financial) for them not to extract money from you every way they can to pay off what they owe.
I think the finance world would call this a bubble... But the difference is, we have to live in it, many don't have a choice. You're not crazy, it's not sustainable, they literally cannot afford to care about you, even if they wanted to.
So don't expect them to is what I'm saying.
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> I recently joined a new tech company and their stack, while impressive, is sprawling and complex to a level that’s very hard to wrap your mind around. It’s such that it takes huge teams of highly intelligent (and expensive) engineers to keep it moving forward.
Building things is hard you know. It often has a deferred cost in complexity. I think I want to try my hand and reminding us plebs that it's been hidden from us on purpose. You have to know what you're up against.
I agree completely 🫡