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I think it's more likely that the internet will change to serve those needs better, and we'll get better at using it.

by moultano 12y ago

voidz 12y ago
Yes exactly. I'm not at all saying (as someone else suggested) that we will return to a pre-internet "amish" lifestyle. I'm saying that I notice how many people (in the tech field) are yearning for a much less mechanical, pressured, and "hype-obsessed" technical world. Where we are not slaves of technology, but where tech is understood as something that serves people.
drzaiusapelord 12y ago
This is my assumption as well. Not too long ago I had to use a text-based email reader on a computer that used dialup for a shell account. Now I just whisper commands into my smartwatch or wait for it to send me notifications. If anything, the mobile revolution has softened the tired hand wringing of "but but I'm on the computer so much." Yeah, if you are, then that's your lack of discipline and ability to find better solutions to your problems. Everything has been dumbed down and simple. Its actually quite pleasant unless you purposely make yourself a fb, twitter, and instagram addict. There's probably a larger conversation here about what it means to have a good life and what it means to have the discipline to make it happen. So many people fall into the traps of outrage politics, low information buzzfeed-like articles, mindless skinner boxes posing as games, etc and blame the technology. Sorry hun, the technology isn't the problem - you are. Funny how when we finally get choice, we show the world how little class we actually have. For those of us with a little self-control, the connected world is beyond amazing. I wish it got more appreciation. I'm so getting tired of the narrative that everything sucks in life. I don't think we really appreciate the wonders at our disposal.

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I think it's more likely that the internet will change to serve those needs better, and we'll get better at using it.

by moultano 12y ago

I think it's more likely that the internet will change to serve those needs better, and we'll get better at using it.

voidz 12y ago
Yes exactly. I'm not at all saying (as someone else suggested) that we will return to a pre-internet "amish" lifestyle. I'm saying that I notice how many people (in the tech field) are yearning for a much less mechanical, pressured, and "hype-obsessed" technical world. Where we are not slaves of technology, but where tech is understood as something that serves people.
drzaiusapelord 12y ago
This is my assumption as well. Not too long ago I had to use a text-based email reader on a computer that used dialup for a shell account. Now I just whisper commands into my smartwatch or wait for it to send me notifications. If anything, the mobile revolution has softened the tired hand wringing of "but but I'm on the computer so much." Yeah, if you are, then that's your lack of discipline and ability to find better solutions to your problems. Everything has been dumbed down and simple. Its actually quite pleasant unless you purposely make yourself a fb, twitter, and instagram addict. There's probably a larger conversation here about what it means to have a good life and what it means to have the discipline to make it happen. So many people fall into the traps of outrage politics, low information buzzfeed-like articles, mindless skinner boxes posing as games, etc and blame the technology. Sorry hun, the technology isn't the problem - you are. Funny how when we finally get choice, we show the world how little class we actually have. For those of us with a little self-control, the connected world is beyond amazing. I wish it got more appreciation. I'm so getting tired of the narrative that everything sucks in life. I don't think we really appreciate the wonders at our disposal.