alt Hacker News> but you have made no argument about how those transitions made us better off.
Are you kidding?
> Cars
I make weekend trips to the beach and mountains. I can have a nice big house and drive around the metro and visit all kinds of places. I take my family and my dogs with me.
> Internet
The best thing in the entire world. The highlight of my life. My career, my entertainment, how I met my wife. I don't know what you're on about.
> CAD
Pretty much all materials, mechanical, consumer, and industrial innovation. You're welcome.
> Electronic music, DAWs
Dude, most of my favorite music is this. Most of my favorite indie artists only exist because of this.
> Digital
I take so many photos. I wouldn't if it was stupid film. Memories are amazing.
> CGI
Jurassic Park.
Lord. Of. The. Rings.
I use CG in my films.
I wish I could wave a magic wand and wish all of you to a different earth. It's super annoying being around so many negative folks all the time.
>> Holy shit, dude. Are you kidding with me?
Absolutely not. I'd take it on a case-by-case basis, but cars, the internet, and film CG at the very least are not purely improvements to the world.
Many cities, especially in the US but elsewhere too, have been effectively destroyed as places for people by changing to accommodate cars.
The internet democratized publishing and connected people like never before, including the cranks and nazis.
CGI: Star Wars prequels. Ian McKellen crying on a green screen set.
Heck as I sit here and type this out, I even have a take on DAWs and digital photos. DAWs have made for a lot of soulless music based on loops and samples instead of actual musicians playing. Digital photos have created an enormous mountain of images that we can only sort through with AI now; it's totally devalued any particular photograph to worthlessness.