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

  • Sasuke [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I would also argue that internet browsing experiences have been getting worse for a while as companies stuff their sites with ads and trackers to monetize as much as they can.

    yeah it definitely has

    search engines are also dogshit now

    • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      google youtube and reddit have all gotten more dogshit, and I'm not even talking about the userbase

      I remember back in 2018, looking for a reddit post from 2016, and it was not findable.
      also google stuff started tanking around 2018/19 and becoming unusable (but I don't know of a better option so I still use it)
      youtube stopped showing the dates of certain old videos recently