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> purely utilitarian device You're absolutely right kid. Sincerely. I look forward to the day when the real utility shines through again. And I come from a tim
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
> purely utilitarian device
You're absolutely right kid. Sincerely. I look forward to the day when
the real utility shines through again. And I come from a time (as a
now well bearded computer nerd) when it was all utility and coolness.
But we're in some weird in-between days [1] where motivations have
gotten distorted, ideals have got lost, and the utility just isn't
enough any more to stave of the wrongness.
FWIW I'm an optimist and beleieve we'll make it through and take back
tech, but right now we need to take a long look at this.
[1] The fancy word is "interregnum" - a period "caught between two
times, one world that is already dead, and the other waiting to be
born."
- sidpatil 4y agoI think this encapsulates your point: https://pics.onsizzle.com/born-too-late-to-explore-the-earth-borntoosoon-to-enplore-1250950.png https://pics.onsizzle.com/born-too-late-to-explore-the-earth...
- nonrandomstring 4y agoYes , wre're in the gold^H^H^H^H nicotine-yellow stained age of dankness :)
- com2kid 4y ago> You're absolutely right kid. Sincerely. I look forward to the day when the real utility shines through again. And I come from a time (as a now well bearded computer nerd) when it was all utility and coolness. Sure, my Palm was amazingly useful, a much better productivity tool than my smartphone is, minus the maps and real time data stuff. Having a button dedicated to "pull up my todo list" is a life changer. I wish I could buy a smartphone that did that, or even just let my lock screen be taken over by my todo list. Given modern tech, I wonder how thin a Palm like device could be made now days.