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917 points cryptophreak | 4 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

1. amelius ◴[31 Oct 25 14:04 UTC] No.45772108[source]▶

I don't know. I see a lot of "normal" people having better access to technology nowadays, but I don't think the world is a better place because of it.

The difficult interface was a good filter.

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2. LtWorf ◴[31 Oct 25 14:14 UTC] No.45772214[source]▶

>>45772108 (TP) #

I think the filter used to be the cost.

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3. amelius ◴[31 Oct 25 16:22 UTC] No.45773820[source]▶

>>45772214 #

Children were often more tech savvy than their parents, yet they didn't have as much to spend.

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4. LtWorf ◴[01 Nov 25 01:19 UTC] No.45778459{3}[source]▶

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Children of families that could afford the hardware in the first place.

Also this was always kinda of a myth often.

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