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What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 3 months ago by ericbomb to c/[email protected]

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We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!

I personally love the progress of electric scooters. I've been zooming around on a 400$ escooter for a year and it works so well. It has a range of around 20 miles and top speed of 15 mph, so it works just super well for my uses, and 10 years ago scooters with that range/speed/price were no where near a thing.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Batteries. That's the next stage in human advancement. Different battery technology

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

No kidding. Remember when an electric drill took 4 D cell batteries and you could more easily make holes with a screw driver and a bow? Now you can mow your lawn, cut down a tree, and brush your teeth on the same charge

[–] ericbomb 6 points 3 months ago

I actually bought an escooter about 10 years ago.

Thing couldn't get me anywhere.

[–] ericbomb 11 points 3 months ago

Oh true! Which is also why my scooter is so powerful for the price.

20 miles on a charge on a device I bought for $400? Absurd.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

for real, solid state batteries are going to be a game changer