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You are right, but there might be initial utility to a lot of people and still have net negative effect over long time. Think of Tesco or Wal-Mart opening up in
by lkozma 14y ago
You are right, but there might be initial utility to a lot of people and still have net negative effect over long time. Think of Tesco or Wal-Mart opening up in your neighbourhood. Initially it is good for everyone, then the mom&pop shops close down, then downtown loses its vitality, etc. etc.
Similarly, I don't mind Facebook doing whatever they do and being useful to a lot of people. What saddens me is how other (often superior) options become slowly unavailable.
- tomasien 14y agoThe only option that was worth anything that I've seen that seems to have disappeared for my generation due to technology is the what I call "the meeting place". This is where, due to the lack of constant connectivity, people would designate a place that you just would go, no matter what, at certain times. Think the Pool Hall in "Dazed and Confused" or the bar in "Cheers" for a couple pop culture examples. From both pop culture references and anecdotal evidence I've collected, it seems the "if nothing else is going on we always meet at x place" used to be more common than it is now. Now everyone wants to know who's going to be there, when, etc. before they decide whether to go.