All the recent excitement around things like smartphones as vice dispensary machines, AIs as bullshitters/plagiarists, the crypto scam ecosystem, the incredible

All the recent excitement around things like smartphones as vice dispensary machines, AIs as bullshitters/plagiarists, the crypto scam ecosystem, the incredible scale of the surveillance of citizens that is taking place because of this tech, and to top it all off the fact that the industry just seems to be steered by gamblers chasing positive returns has really made me disillusioned with the entire field and its products.