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Is it normal to feel tired of technological progress? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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I've just been reading about how in the future, AI will allow us to speak with animals, and people will be able to communicate telepathically and live in their own VR worlds. (etc., etc.)

Man, this isn't a world I want to live in. I'm so tired of the constant paradigm shifting that you have to put your brain through with each innovation. I wish technology just stayed frozen in the 1980s – there would be so much less uncertainty in my life and I could just focus on being a human.

Innovation keeps being forced on you and I just feel tired. >!And I'm only just in my 20s!< Is this ok? Is this valid? When resisting it is a loser's game...

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[–] GuyDudeman 112 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (25 children)

I fully agree. As a 43 year old, who used to be an "early adopter" I've found that I don't fucking need it. I'm fine with retro games. I'm fine with talking on the phone instead of video conferences. I don't need "social media".

On the other hand, I really like that my car doesn't pollute. I really like that I can power my house from the sunlight that normally just hits my roof and is absorbed. I really like that I can work from home.

There are tradeoffs. For me, what works, is just not giving a fuck. But in like, a content/nice way, instead of a nihilistic/depressed way. If you know what I mean?

But being a Luddite does have its appeal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I guess that makes sense. Also, what sets the solar panels aside is that they don't intrude into your modus operandi, like eg. always-on employer expectations (possible thanks to the internet) might.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

(possible thanks to the internet)

Thanks to telephones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Darn you, Alexander Graham Bell!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

Ahh true

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