Douglas Adams' Rules for Technology

Re:Douglas Adams' Rules for Technology by xnx on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:49AM (#41086961)

I like Douglas Adams, and often consider these rules, but I try not to be limited by any of them.

1. Radio, airplanes, and the transistor (just to start with) are all mind-boggling magic

2. Bitcoin and Web3 are the most over-hyped nothing burgers I can think of

3. Electric cars, Beyond Burgers, and TikTok are great

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Re:Douglas Adams' Rules for Technology by slowmovintarget on Saturday July 27, 2024 @01:50PM (#41088201)

For you third item... Beyond Burgers and TikTok are both actively harmful. The first to your physical health, the second to your mental health. (Tasty or entertaining does not greatness make... 'but that's, just, like, my opinion man.')

Electric cars have significant drawbacks, but we'll figure those out over time. It took more than 100 years for ICE cars to get as good as they are.

Edit: Heh... Beyond Burgers and TikTok were both invented after I was 35. Electric cars have been around much longer.

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