What is the point of imagining new technologies without new ways of living?

Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by circlefavshape on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:22PM (#29826490)

> For women, oppressive gender bias and overt harassment and abuse was endemic in many spheres of life, I saw people get away with it. Being homosexual was still a career ender for many people.

Ah yes indeed - there has been some genuine progress here

> If you took an average modern teenager and had them live in the 80s for a while they'd be horrified

... but this would really be just an aversion to change, right? Does the average modern teenager have any more fun? Have more joy and less sorrow in their lives? I'm not convinced (unless they're gay)

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Re:What is the point of imagining new technologies without n... by simonh on Thursday January 06, 2022 @01:01PM (#29827172)

The contention was that there have been no meaningful improvements in our lives from technology. I just don't think that's the case, we are much better off in real terms, and that many of the improvements we do have were at least in part facilitated by that technology and associated quality of life. That's all. People still have problems to deal with, for sure.

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