this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2024
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Added complexity is a negative to most people. They don't want it, they want something "That just works (TM)". The ideal tech product is the Rabbit AI pin that doesn't burn a hole in your chest and there's a liberal version that doesn't use racial slurs for consumer choice
It's the worst tech trend ever, and it's not relegated to classical IT products. I'll freely admit to not knowing how to fix a car other than change headlight or whatever but how many people don't even know if their car is front or rear drive, a thing that very much matters for how to handle certain situations? Apps for household appliances that, on the consumer side, do nothing but offload very easily attainable knowledge of "don't boil wool" into the app?
We're getting the cyberpunk future without cyberdecks
My father instilled in me the wisdom of "If you own a machine, you should know how to maintain it". Though that advice is more relevant in the global south than the north.
I remember replacing a carberator with my dad on our car as a kid and those 2 weeks were the most fun I ever had with him.