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What don't you understand? A bit hyperbolic, perhaps, but do you not see the empire around you?
by Roboprog 10y ago
What don't you understand? A bit hyperbolic, perhaps, but do you not see the empire around you?
- spdionis 10y agoA bit hyperbolic? really?
- johncolanduoni 10y agoI'm not pointing out anything about the truth (or falsity) of those statements. What I don't understand is why that paragraph ended up in a rant about minamalist aesthetics. Is the author trying to implicate some sort of conspiracy in the design of devices?
- Bartweiss 10y agoSomewhat? I don't think he's positing conspiracy, but this certainly seems to be about a larger breakdown than some shitty earbuds. The piece repeatedly admits that all of the old movie tech he's lauding is still bulky and impractical and terrible. It certainly doesn't seem to be endorsing Blade Runner and The Matrix as actual, human-friendly design. So what I got from it was an indictment of blankness more than minimalism. The feeling, broadly, that something is terribly wrong and that this is reflected in enforced-aesthetic devices as well as larger society.