I'm tired of pretending tech makes things better.  I'm tired of kidding myself that all these apps, these chatbots, these "tools" are doing anything but dragging us into the mud and the shit and calling it progress.  I sat down at a cafe a few days ago, hungry and ready
  • lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    There’s magic and then there’s complexity in tech (at least this is how I think about it).

    Video calling, pure magic, simple to use with major benefits.

    Complex business management software that requires a degree to use? Complexity almost for complexity’s sake to lock an organisation into a support contract.

    Web stores? Usually magic, especially with refined payment processing and smooth ordering. Can verge into over complex coughAmazoncough.

    Internal network administration (Active Directory) and cloud tech, often complexity for complexity’s sake again.