• pruwyben
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    1 year ago

    Poe’s Law in effect in this thread. This is clearly satire.

    I thought it was a good read - people don’t think about the value in some of the things we’ve lost in the name of efficiency. It’s like a corner store where you know the employees and see your neighbors versus a big box store with lower prices.

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      1 year ago

      The example you mention is actually in the essay itself. But yes, it would be nice if the technology companies could work on a way to automate the stuff we don’t enjoy doing instead of the stuff that brings meaning into our lives.

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        1 year ago

        The example you mention is actually in the essay itself.

        Oh yeah, I guess it was, huh 😅

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        1 year ago

        automate the stuff we don’t enjoy doing

        washing machines

        Dryers

        Stoves you don’t have to chop wood for.

        Water that comes at the turn of a tap

        Cars

        electric shavers

        etc

        etc

        etc