I feel as if technology has stagnated, all that are left are grifts or just make everything terrible, like AI. I was thinking Zoom calls maybe? The tech has definitely improved since Skype.

  • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon covers this thesis more broadly, that “tech” has stagnated and will never repeat the amazing productivity gains and life improvement we saw in the early 20th century because the jump from like computer to faster computer has no meaningful impact on somebody’s life compared to like getting indoor plumbing and electricity. Really well researched and convincing imo.

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      Convinced that this is partially to do with Moore’s Law being sold as a truth and not merely an observation

      People appeal to this shit all the time with AI as if transistors are fucking infinite