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"Go make your own Facebook"

Then AWS takes down Parlor. And so many on Hacker News rejoice.

"Go make your own AWS"

Where does that end? Go make your own domain registrar? Go make your own ICANN? Go make your own ISP? Go make your own internet? Go make your own microchips?

If some virtue signaling Silicon Valley execs want to impress their friends, you're done.

Oligarchy. Has nothing to do with capitalism or democracy. It has to do with internet points and social standing for elite tech executives.

Looks far more like McCarthyism or totalitarianism than anything resembling a free democracy.

I just received the above email from Azlo, as well as a very similar email from https://www.simple.com/

Both companies are owned by BBVA USA. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more banks shuttering under BBVA.

> they hate controversy even more.

Did you come from the Berenstein Bears universe? Apple does unpopular things constantly. The iPhone 12 doesn't come with a charger, and you think they're terrified of controversy?

Apple's MO is to double down on controversy.

I'm happy to hear Google is charging for ReCAPTCHA. I hope they make it completely unaffordable and get rid of any free tier.

Any disincentive for sites to force users to train AI for Google is a good thing.

Every time I run into it, it makes me hate the site I'm on. Google punishes my crimes of Firefox use and not being logged into Google by giving challenge after challenge - along with those infuriating "slow fade in" images to take bigger bites out of my day.

The world would be better off without ReCAPTCHA.

Funny how an article popped up on HN last week that mentioned table inheritance in a list of obscure Postgres features you should try out.

If I'd read this first, I wouldn't have wasted Saturday finding out for myself why you shouldn't use it.