tanteOct 28

We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?

This is a sign for how fucking atrophied our mental muscles are. How limited our space for thinking about how things should be.

You want to democratize "going to therapy"? Make it "free" as in paid by socialized healthcare. You want to democratize "making art"? Give people money and free time to express themselves.

None of these things are meaningfully addressed through tech. It's always about the political struggle to give people what they need and deserve.

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@tante
> You want to democratize "making art"?

This has always been a weird one given how low the barrier to making art actually is (exc music, that stuff is expensive). The thousands of mostly young women on ao3 are a testament to that.

They aren't actually selling the ability to make art, but the idea of being an artist.

Oct 29 at 12:01amWeb