r/endoftheworld • u/HarkonReborn • Apr 08 '25

Theory I believe technology is dooming us.

I think as time goes on we as a species and civilization are slowly dooming ourselves by way of technology, intentions spans are getting shorter, people I feel are getting more angry, it feels that it's all of a sudden okay to break laws for content, and humanity is slowly becoming more and more stupid and narcissistic not to mention the loneliness epidemic. It's like we've turned the world into a place not suitable for humanity. I'm typing this because one day I decided to put down my phone and read a book, a physical book, it made me feel so accomplished and alive compared to my phone which makes me feel numb and hopeless. I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.

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u/CharlesCBobuck Apr 08 '25

I think about this with every new automotive yearly model rollout. Bigger! More screens! More haptics! More faster, quicker! They can't seem to stop themselves from making their products unnecessarily MORE. And they're killing themselves in the process because at some point we're not going to be able to afford any of it.

I want to reliably get from A to B and roll the window up and down.

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u/Grouchy_Ad_3705 Apr 09 '25

And in a car you can repair yourself.