▲ 225 ▼ Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap. (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is there a reasonable explanation for this or is it plain greed? In my book, technology gets always cheaper, but scalability is also always a concern. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just greed. Companies exist to create profit for their shareholders, any social value they produce in the process is strictly incidental. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not "greed". It's capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yawn. Or do you think such people don't rise to the top in socialist systems? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago You said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just greed. Companies exist to create profit for their shareholders, any social value they produce in the process is strictly incidental. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not "greed". It's capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yawn. Or do you think such people don't rise to the top in socialist systems? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago You said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not "greed". It's capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yawn. Or do you think such people don't rise to the top in socialist systems? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago You said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yawn. Or do you think such people don't rise to the top in socialist systems? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yawn. Or do you think such people don't rise to the top in socialist systems? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 0 points 2 years ago Yeah, I think people who rise to the top are products of selection pressures they're exposed to, and capitalism selects for the entirely wrong things. You're just another victim of capitalist realism bud. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago You said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice. permalink fedilink source parent