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The last few decades have shown a preference for accessibility over "quality":
- concord high speed luxury air travel >> cheap but slow mass air travel
- pentium >> netbooks >> raspberry pi
- professional international newsrooms >> amateur blogs
- CDs >> MP3s >> streaming
- steel cars >> plastic and aluminum
- handcrafted oak furniture >> ikea
- durable hand-me-downs >> dispensable chinese products
- etc.
The trade-off is generally positive in my opinion.
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The last few decades have shown a preference for accessibility over "quality":
- concord high speed luxury air travel >> cheap but slow mass air travel
- pentium >> netbooks >> raspberry pi
- professional international newsrooms >> amateur blogs
- CDs >> MP3s >> streaming
- steel cars >> plastic and aluminum
- handcrafted oak furniture >> ikea
- durable hand-me-downs >> dispensable chinese products
- etc.
The trade-off is generally positive in my opinion.