"Where can I keep all this time that I'm saving?" Thank to Silicon valley, mankind is finally free of drudgery to focus on what's important in life.

JustinHanagan@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world – -9 points –
staygrounded.online
14

Is this the onion?

Edit: Came back after reading the article to say this pisses me off. Some of us ENJOYED browsing Blockbuster because it was something to actually do rather than wearing a groove into my  TV touchpad as I lay semi-conscious in bed. They besmirch staff picks without acknowledging that those people at least spent time to cultivate an opinion rather than mash buttons on rotten tomatoes because they don’t like what they heard about Cuties on Fox.

I love technology, but this writer is an idiot.

5 more...

This is worthy of the onion. I cant tell if this whole article is sarcasm or if the author really thinks this.

Hahaha he's almost too subtle with his sarcasm but I'm 99% sure he's, as the Brits say, taking the piss.

Poe's Law in effect in this thread. This is clearly satire.

I thought it was a good read - people don't think about the value in some of the things we've lost in the name of efficiency. It's like a corner store where you know the employees and see your neighbors versus a big box store with lower prices.

The example you mention is actually in the essay itself. But yes, it would be nice if the technology companies could work on a way to automate the stuff we don't enjoy doing instead of the stuff that brings meaning into our lives.

automate the stuff we don't enjoy doing

washing machines

Dryers

Stoves you don't have to chop wood for.

Water that comes at the turn of a tap

Cars

electric shavers

etc

etc

etc

The example you mention is actually in the essay itself.

Oh yeah, I guess it was, huh 😅