I remember when the promise of technology was convenience.....somehow we used to believe we would get 'all and then some' in a convenient package......
Let's recap.... convenience.
Used to count elections by hand....took a day...
Now we count electronically.....takes a week....
Used to get the news from the paper....local editors were putting their reputation on the line and the paper cost 0.50-1. (usually read them for free in the diners)
Now....subscribe for 10/month....to get respun 'articles' reposted to thirty places.....or get ads....
Rent a movie and support a local business and maybe get a chance to run into someone and discuss the local reviews etc....
Now...pay a select few corps a 15/month for the privelege of having movies disappear from the shelves....and not have anyone to talk to....
Fuck this.....this is not convenience....not even in the eyes of blind.....
You dont have to learn math these days. Hell, dont even have to know how to look at a clock to tell time. You dont have to know what a banana or tomato used to taste like, or a real fucking hamburger. Wear a mask, get stupid, is where this world went.
Look at new cars...a lil fender bender will cost u thousands in repairs fixing sensors and cameras. Yay convenience!
Exactly. Perfect example. These smart tools are not great because they broken so easily....and require 'experts' (read gatekeeper)
In the same way harnessing the uranium atom can either give us a lifetime supply of free energy, or make the largest bomb on the planet.
In the same way, the internet could give us all of our desires, or become whatever the fuck it has become.
The establishment always leans hard on Door Number Two. "I don't want to learn how to make money in a better system, I want to exploit the system we have."
The exploitation is truly next level....they exploit people...wait to short the problem....short it...announce the very issues they have ensured.....then decry any who point fingers back and say no we are the saviour....we need to fix this....here is my NGO for solving this problem...you can donate to it and become part of the solution.....then fund the next problem :D
Well when you boycott all of the strongest innovations because they are based on unethical foundations then you don't get to enjoy the fruits of some slaves labor. The reason why all of the big time streamers are so retarded is because they outsourced every single menial task an adult is supposed to learn to an app. You don't get Idiocracy without convenience.