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Meekroyesterday at 8:48 PM1 replyview on HN

Infrastructure in general seems worse than 20 years ago. Our talent for black-bagging dictators has never been stronger, though!


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devilbunnyyesterday at 9:41 PM

20 years ago much less of the infrastructure of everyday life depended on an always-on network connection. Smartphones in particular were a relatively niche product. I didn’t even have a cell phone (and not because I was too young), much less expect it to work all the time.