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I mean, imagine a future where every computer is just a chromebook, phones are no longer phones but just a "terminal" that streams the actual OS which runs in the cloud.

I mean, with 5G, I think its possible to make it seamless. And I think corporations push for this because they would love to have your data in the cloud, both for surveillance, and to charge a subscription for storage. I think this enshittifications would eventually happen to digital storage.

"You would own nothing and you'd be happy"

So how likely will this dystopian future happen?

I'd predict a 90% chance of this happening, and almost everyone would be okay at first, until they start overcharging for cloud storage subscriptions, but by then it'd be too late, there'd be a monopoly.

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[-] dudenas@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If by "seamless" you mean that wireless data speeds can soon match locally attached storage, there will still remain a political question of autonomy. We might some day have light terminals without storage or even serious processors with all the data and work still done in our cellars garages and and attics via 8G or whatever grade connection. If there will be enough demand for market and politics for devices to be available, of course. So yeah, I think, culture and politics hold the answer.

Seamless as in, the internet at such a hypothetical future would be so reliable, that if the software didn't tell you it was actually cloud storage, you'd believe its actually local storage.

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

"You would own nothing and you'd be happy"

I'm fed up with that bullshit phrase. Please, stop parroting it. And, even if it became true... You'll be happy, which is more than 90% of humanity could hope for.

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