Disappointed by the Direction of the Internet

The speaker is disappointed with the current state of the internet and its lack of independence and decentralization./nThey feel that large tech companies have taken away the freedom to communicate, connect, and do commerce without permission./nThe speaker became more radicalized on this point when they launched a new email service and had to go through Google and Apple for permission to exist./nThe speaker is concerned about the consolidation of power in the hands of a small number of hyperscalers in the cloud industry, similar to what has happened in the mobile industry./nOverall, the speaker is not thrilled about the direction the internet and cloud industry are heading.