LRMar 6

would you still spend time with computers if you didn't have to?

please share for a more well-rounded response.

yes
83.3%
no
7.5%
i don't know
9.2%
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Show threadtomi

@lritter I voted yes, because they are amazing tools and I think they (should) really help people connect, allow for better communication, and help spread knowledge.

Although, I wonder all the time if they answer actual real needs, and I really wonder if we can actually afford them: make them without hurting people and without polluting the planet.

Mar 13 at 9:15amWeb
Show threadLRMar 13

@tomi yep i know that guilt. there is definitely excess: we make faster machines, and this gain is quickly devoured by sloppily written software.

but where we are diligent, software is built like a tank, needs little memory, little hardware and lasts us forever. so this will not go away.

also: we need computers to manage the post-scarce reality that awaits us after capitalism has died.