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> The tech gains are mostly in areas which don't benefit consumers beyond fancier phones and bigger TV screens. Mobile payments, video calls, mp3s, social netw
by thedevil 10y ago
> The tech gains are mostly in areas which don't benefit consumers beyond fancier phones and bigger TV screens.
Mobile payments, video calls, mp3s, social networks, wikipedia, google, driving directions with live traffic updates, Coursera, YouTube, Uber, Upwork.
These are not trivial changes. Coursera, for example, was a life-changer for me as it allowed me to switch careers long after college.
Inequality and inefficient healthcare are big issues, sure, but I wouldn't trivialize the benefits of technology because of that.