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Wait what about smartphones, tablets, IoT, etc? I know that they started earlier than 2010 but I feel like the huge improvements and democratization of cloud computing, machine learning, etc (available via the "open source platforms" I believe the parent is referring to) made the 2010s the era of ubiquitous smart devices. Alexa, smart TVs, drones, misc tracking/monitoring technologies are the new normal, not to mention the sharing economy tech of the Ubers and AirBnBs, and digital payment tech like Square/Venmo + cryptocurrency in general.

Am I, like, way off?

The old-school American network way of making (more) money was to run TV shows into the ground so that they had more episodes for syndication. HBO, Netflix, etc do not have that motivation.

I recommend editing at the beginning of your comment instead of the end, it is a lot of anecdotal/incorrect text to read through before the edit and it sort of comes off as biased or naive even though I know that wasn't your intention.

In terms of ruby, we may be splitting hairs when it comes to namespaces vs classes. Modules, which are typically used for namespacing, can have state and extend themselves, making them effectively singleton classes.