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Re:The decline of computers as a general-purpose technology by exporectomy on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:41AM (#26261630)
Lots of technologies start out appealing to technologists until they mature enough to reach mainstream adoption. It's not disturbing, it's a sign that they were successful! Cars did the same, and aeroplanes, and electricity. I'm happy the internet is now as common and easy to use as electricity. Geeks can move on to the next interesting immature technology. Perhaps cryptocurrency or machine learning or whatever. The world is full of exciting things.
Re:The decline of computers as a general-purpose technology by Robotbeat on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:29AM (#26261834)
Cryptocurrency has now pretty solidly transitioned from hobbyist/enthusiast to monetization through centralization. Which is a little ironic but that’s how it goes.
Re:The decline of computers as a general-purpose technology by exporectomy on Monday March 01, 2021 @08:43AM (#26302663)
Well, yes. I'm showing my age a bit. Don't have my finger on the pulse of what the actual current tinkerer-stage technologies are.