Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

  • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Improvements to technology and improvements to society are vastly different things.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, that’s my point.

      The other poster dismissed the value of technological improvements saying that “people aren’t happier”.

      The problem isn’t that technology failed to deliver, it has vastly improved efficiency and capabilities. The problem is that social structures have regressed. Two very different things.