at least when it comes to consumer tech
like i can't even remember the last time i was excited for a new tech thing. maybe my second smart phone, i guess? that one was at least a big improvement from my first one. third was marginally better, and then the fourth, which i'm using now, i feel like i only got because of planned obsolescence (slow down/battery problems etc.)
it's such a stark contrast from growing up in the 90s/early 2000s
Tech was great when it was about how we could use it, it was all about the possibilities.
And that's when the capitalists came in...now it's about money and only money. Spying, addiction, deceit...the grift kills possibility every time. Same thing happened with TV and cable TV.