‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable::There’s a class war that’s leading to worse innovations—but it’s not between the sides you think it is.

  • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 years ago

    It’s not tech. It’s capitalism.

    God damn, I feel like this is the same as that other shit article.

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      2 years ago

      Why are people so stupid, lol. Oh wait life is literally marketing in 2020. I don’t even know if I’m alive anymore. Do me a favor and check my seo and engagement.

      It’s like every issue is just privileged assholes complaining that the way they raped Earth and lives didn’t work out for their good.

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    2 years ago

    I, for one, do want to go back to wind down windows, manual transmission, and dials on my stove top. A lot of modern technology is flashy but shit in practice. Touch screens in cars for example. It will always be better to have physical buttons you can memorize the locations of and navigate by feel.

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      2 years ago

      Bought a brand new car without a touchscreen and you know what? It’s fabulous! The 4-way jog wheel is so much better than trying to touch an app or a button on a screen. Oh and it has a physical volume knob! It’s just great to use.

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        2 years ago

        I honestly want to smash my stupid fucking stove top with it’s bullshit touch buttons that decide to activate when I happen to move a hot pan across them. I would smash it if I wasn’t renting.

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    2 years ago

    Tech / innovation for its own sake has been an issue for as long as I can remember (back to the 80s) and I wouldn’t be surprised if it dates back to the first stone tools. So you end up with a mix of useful, helpful innovations and idiotic ones at any given time. Tech nerds like me tend to try to find ways to apply what we know whether it helps or not…

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    2 years ago

    This seems terribly biased. Your broken elevator isn’t Tesla’s fault. Also I love my fucking Telsa, its slick as fuck. Don’t compare my space car to your broken ass building.

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      2 years ago

      It’s ridiculously biased and 100% ragebait for all involved. The problem today is shit like this article, not Teslas.