Most people with > 3 jobs worth of experience will tell you that coworker-friends rarely transition to non-work friends after leaving said company. You will become too busy with making new coworker-friends at the new company, combined with non-work family/friend commitments filling the rest of your time.
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I agree with all of your points, except for your idea of "the people they serve and protect."
If you read about the historical origins of the US police force, their (verifiably documented) lineage goes back to the days of English colonialism. Those original patrol groups were created to "protect" the damage/loss of property- namely to prevent runaway slaves from escaping their owner's control.
The US police force has, quite literally, always been first and foremost a way for the richest upper class to protect their wealth, power, and assets. They are a way to keep the status quo. The fact that they (sometimes) help poor and working class citizens is merely a by-product of their primary goal.
I use spotify ~8 hours a day during the work week. ~1750 hours of streaming last year (music, podcasts, etc.)
Two days ago, my iPhone updated the Spotify app. When I opened the app, the very first popup was "You can now use Spotify's voice controls! Say 'Hey Spotify' to try it out."
The documentation linked to the banner was all about how Spotify intends to start recording ambient audio from the phone's microphone, including what I assume would be any conversations.
I don't specifically agree with the sentiment of this website, but the idea of Spotify collecting audio is just another example of under-regulated tech companies willing to push ethical assumptions to their breaking point, all for the sake of making more revenue.