When I look back at what the tech industry has spent its time on in the last 10 years, I am deeply disappointed. The entire industry has become dreadfully distracted.

📝 Distracted
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Distracted

@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…

@jaredwhite I don’t want to return to the past either, but I think we maybe weren’t all too far off with regards to the way we thought and approached things a decade ago. I want to see an alternate universe were we didn’t take this specific path. I think something deeply fucked up about 10-15 years ago, and it’s a shame it’s led us to this moment.
@louie @jaredwhite the “something” that happened 10-15 years ago is the Great Financial Crash and the zero interest rate phenomenon that came afterwards. It had effects far beyond the texh industry (ask anyone looking to buy a house or fund a third-level education in 2024)

@jaredwhite @louie I'm leading the way toward a solution (and it seems Louie is as well). I've been building a network of people who believe in a bright future and wants to try out creative, bold strategies, in the face of others creating average ones.

It's a small step but I'm active on social media providing quality content to tech companies with an eye toward creating a substantial business model and quality product. "Get Focused!" in other words.