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You're right! And cars when they were invented didn't give increased mobility to millions of people, because they came from just a few manufacturers. Cell phon
by carlosjobim 8mo ago
You're right! And cars when they were invented didn't give increased mobility to millions of people, because they came from just a few manufacturers.
Cell phones made communication easier for exactly zero people even though billions have been sold. Why? Because they come from just a few different companies.
- xigoi 8mo agoCars are a great analogy because they made mobility significantly worse for people who can’t afford them or refuse to use them for ethical reasons.
- duskdozer 8mo agoAnd cars now have become privacy nightmares, which we are now beholden to
- carlosjobim 8mo agoI will tell that to the billions of people who are walking and biking around at this very moment. Just give me some time.
- xigoi 8mo agoI said worse, not impossible. Because of cars, I have to take longer routes and put myself into danger while working.
- satvikpendem 8mo agoThose people are the exception that proves the rule.
- ares623 8mo agocars, up to relatively recently, have been pure hardware machines that when a consumer buys, they can own. Now that's starting to change. Let's see how "democratized" cars are when the manufacturers can hard-lock "owners" from them. Similar story to cell phones. LLMs are in this state right out the gate.