@louie I feel this deep in my bones. I definitely don't feel like I've turned into a "get off my lawn" curmudgeon because I do think there's a lot of good hardware/software/web tech around today, and I don't wish to return to some nostalgic memory.

But it really does seem like, on the whole, the tech industry has completely lost the plot. Adrift in almost every conceivable way, a parody of themselves. It's shocking. And it's hard to say what the solution is…

@louie holy shit this is so on the money

thanks for putting the latent emotions ive had about tech into text for a while

all these companies are just chasing money, incentivised by capitalistic greed to Just Make That Money, ROI, and other bullshit, while completely leaving tech behind all the same while

meanwhile software programmers get passed off from startup to startup to make absolute bullshit that doesnt stand the test of time

and meanwhile that same culture is infecting established large tech companies, eroding their product

urghhh

@louie Totally agree. I'm a tech lead and self-described business-leader-in-training, so I've been trying to find a tech company to join with solid customer demand and positive revenue stream.

Unfortunately most seem to not have a focus. They stuff job ads with all sorts of perks, yet stumble when I ask the most basic question, "what value do you provide people?"

I'm not a "free software for everyone," but I believe we've devalued (and underprice) tech.