☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTech'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.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmit.onlinebrainworms@lemm.eetechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkTech'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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmit.onlinebrainworms@lemm.eetechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareselokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoIs 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.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 month agoIt’s just greed. Companies exist to create profit for their shareholders, any social value they produce in the process is strictly incidental.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThat’s not “greed”. It’s capitalism.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoSure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society.
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYou said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice.
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.
It’s just greed. Companies exist to create profit for their shareholders, any social value they produce in the process is strictly incidental.
That’s not “greed”. It’s capitalism.
Sure, capitalism is a system that rewards greed and egoism ensuring that psychopaths rise to the top of the society.
You said greed twice. Or you said capitalism twice.