Never Forgive Them
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In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest” minds might promise. More

In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest” minds might promise. More

  • ineffable@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    12 days ago

    Thanks. While I was hooked, I had a feeling most people wouldn’t commit to such a long article

    My favourite quote:

    Aside: I swear to god, if your answer here is “get a MacBook Air, they’re only $600,” I beg you — I plead with you — to speak with people outside of your income bracket at a time when an entire election was decided in part because everything’s more expensive.

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 days ago

      Responding to the quote (not you), I have zero sympathy for this thought. I grew up with computers and they’ve literally never been cheaper. Ever. Hell $699 back in the day would’ve been cheap and this is now, with inflation!