Ask HN: Can we start tech again? Mainly referring to increasing walled gardens, advertising, authoritarianism, and complexity of the web stack. Can we start from scratch? Simpler devices, open standards - a device and web environment that can't be bent to government and advertisers? Is there any merit/benefit to starting again? Is it possible to expect less from our devices and technology, and revert to a more low-tech, open ecosystem. The idea is half-baked for sure. I just see a lot of negative sentiment here on HN about the trajectory of the internet and technology in general. And yet it is the one community ripe to solve it. Not looking for anything concrete. Just general thoughts. |