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> Computers were more fun when they weren't for everyone Or maybe you were just younger? It's not like subcultures don't exist anymore - older people just don
by alephnerd 2y ago
> Computers were more fun when they weren't for everyone
Or maybe you were just younger?
It's not like subcultures don't exist anymore - older people just don't know how to enter them. And it'll happen to us eventually as well.
And if we're honest, the democratization of technology was a net positive globally - there have been plenty of negatives like social media but a lot of positives as well like Digital Public Infra.
- armada651 2y ago> Consumerist convenience, walled gardens, corporate risk-adversity and shallow aesthetical homogenization have replaced the sprawling hobbyist collective that once made up the bulk of personal computers and their users. They should definitely go to a Chaos Computer Club event like CCC, because the "sprawling hobbyist collective" is still very much alive. If you want the kind of experience he's waxing lyrical about then go join your nearest hackerspace. Make sure it's an actual hackerspace though and not just a rebranded co-working space.
- fsckboy 2y agohe actually lists that as one of his main bullet points: Old gits like yours truly [were] younger back then.