I grew up to tech parents working tech jobs in the bay area starting from the late 70s. I used tech more in the past than I do today because none of it is for m

I grew up to tech parents working tech jobs in the bay area starting from the late 70s. I used tech more in the past than I do today because none of it is for me, it's for companies to profit off me. It's not offering a solution, it's offering 'the first hit is free'. No phone app has stayed useful long term as just a daily tool. Pricing changes. UI changes. I realized I am happy to incorporate tools into my routines, but not dynamically changing/attention requiring/maximal extraction from me apps. Even the voice assistant has gotten worse over time to the point I gave up on it. I used to be able to trust it to set reminders, to turn off the lights after I got in bed. Neither of those I want to troubleshoot when they failed. Burnt food/getting out of bed. I'm just gonna stop using them. For a hobby I fixed up a cheap old Jeep Cherokee. It fills that 'figuring something out' need tech hobbies used to. I do use my computer for music production but there's a lot of free as in free not 'the first hit is free to trap you in our bs' software for that.