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[–] [email protected] 59 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Dude I was born in 2000 and I get so mad when I realize how true this is. Apps/"smart" phones might be regarded as the biggest double edged sword in the history of technology.

It literally feels like we are at a moment in history where we are evolving backwards by force. This will only worsen as the ipad babies grow older.

You will own nothing and be happy. You will also know nothing and be happy.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago

You will also know nothing and be happy.

Ignorance is bliss after all

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

We are actively being held back by companies catering exclusively to the lowest common denominator.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Might be a bit dramatic. All sectors of industry are using more and more tech, we have more people in the workforce now that are tech literate than we did decades ago.

These are random numbers to explain my point. Look at it this way, in the 90s maybe 20 percent of people knew how to use computers but 12 percent of those were truly tech savvy and knew the ins and out of using a pc.

Now a days 90 percent of people know how to use a pc (regardless of the form it presents itself, be it pc, phone, tablet, etc) but only like 30 percent of them might be truly tech savvy.

It's still a step up from back then, and because of the nature of tech in industry there's always gonna be plenty of people who know how to use pcs well and if there aren't then that's just more money for us who do know.