Watching this was slightly bittersweet. It reminded me of just how exciting technology was when multimedia computing and the web were taking off.
Maybe I've become cynical with age, but I miss the optimism and feeling of limitless potential that existed around technology at the time.
The four things that come closest to the utopia I imagined are Wikipedia, the Internet Archive and NCBI for information, and HN for discourse; but the vast majority of everything else on the web feels like a cesspool of disinformation, arguments, or profiteering.
I find it hard not to despair when I am reminded of the optimism that used to exist. Has anyone else here experienced this? I would be interested to hear how others have dealt with developing cynical attitudes towards technology.
Maybe I've become cynical with age, but I miss the optimism and feeling of limitless potential that existed around technology at the time.
The four things that come closest to the utopia I imagined are Wikipedia, the Internet Archive and NCBI for information, and HN for discourse; but the vast majority of everything else on the web feels like a cesspool of disinformation, arguments, or profiteering.
I find it hard not to despair when I am reminded of the optimism that used to exist. Has anyone else here experienced this? I would be interested to hear how others have dealt with developing cynical attitudes towards technology.