Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
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Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
NFTs, the metaverse and AI are the most recent Silicon Valley enthusiasms. Does anyone remember how to build a consumer product?Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)
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in reply to spit_evil_olive_tips • • •Even if stating the seemingly obvious, this article is a good read.
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in reply to spit_evil_olive_tips • • •The Juicero was one clear red flag of this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicero
I imagine that the article mentions it
startup that sold Internet-connected juice presses
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in reply to spit_evil_olive_tips • • •Technology exists to serve us, we do not exist to serve technology. That is what silicon valley has fundamentally forgotten, but at the same time, the general population hasn't exactly done itself any favors either...
Silicon Valley effectively monetized fomo, instead of being afraid your attention might stray elsewhere they have convinced you not to pay attention to anything else for fear of missing out.
When Twitter turned to shit EVERYONE should have fucking quit the same day, Facebook has its hooks so fucking deep in our lives that not having it is akin to not having a telephone number ...
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