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We're not innovating, we're just forgetting slower

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139 points obscurette | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 14:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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floppyd ◴[04 Jul 25 15:17 UTC] No.44465285[source]▶
"Old man yells at cloud", but in so-so-so many words
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worldsayshi ◴[04 Jul 25 15:26 UTC] No.44465346[source]▶
> we’ve traded reliability and understanding for the illusion of progress.

I wish there was a somewhat rigorous way to quantify reliability of tech products so that we could conclude if tech on average was about as buggy in the past.

I mean I also feel that things are more buggy and unreliable, but I don't know if there's any good way to measure it.

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scott_w ◴[04 Jul 25 16:02 UTC] No.44465662[source]▶
From playing video games, I'm going to say that generally games are more reliable today than they were in 2005, and I recall a few absolute fucking howlers from the 90s and 2000s (looking at you, Digimon World!)

My comparison points: Fallout 3 being a shitshow of bugs on release vs Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Rebirth feeling practically bug-free on release. In fact, I don't think I hit any bugs in Final Fantasy 16 either.

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1. zargon ◴[04 Jul 25 17:50 UTC] No.44466508[source]▶
Rest assured, Bethesda’s next release will be another bugfest. Not exactly a useful comparison.
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2. scott_w ◴[04 Jul 25 20:31 UTC] No.44467653[source]▶
They probably will but they’re the comparisons I have to hand and, let’s be honest, this entire discussion is based on anecdotes.