alt Hacker NewsI remember when everything had a have the word ‘digital’ in it. And I’m old enough to remember when ‘multimedia’ was a buzzword that was crammed into anywhere it would fit.
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pjmlp • yesterday at 9:06 PM
Same, doesn't make this hype phase more bearable though.
Paianni • yesterday at 9:01 PM
or 'interactive' or 'cloud' (early 2010s).
You know what, this clarifies something for me.
PC, Web and Smartphone hype was based on "we can now do [thing] never done before".
This time out it feels more like "we can do existing [thing], but reduce the cost of doing it by not employing people"
It all feels much more like a wealth grab for the corporations than a promise of improving a standard of living for end customers. Much closer to a Cloud or Server (replacing Mainframes) cycle.