was technology being a bit more 'complicated' back in the day make us better,smarter and more rounded people?
>>106675860ball mice were much simpler in function then optical
>>106675871not in practise because my optical mouse hasn't malfunctioned in 5 years but my old ball mouse would often need cleaning and taking apart. I agree with OP that life was better when things moved a bit slower and you had to use your brain at least a tiny bit if you wanted to make a computer do something.I think social media / 24 hour news cycle has ruined people's brains a lot more than easy to use consumer technology though
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>>106675860trackballs still use ballsand yeah they get clogged up with gunk
>>106675964you're not supposed to reuse them you're supposed to get a new egg. i lost many CS tournaments this way
>>106676037you're supposed to tuck them back in your sack after use to heal, using the other one in the meantime
>>106675913You're conflating things. Constantly being bombarded with news and entertainment through technology most likely affects us psychologically, but that's hardly related to having a shit mouse you have to clean occasionally.You can develop problem solving skills regardless of how user friendly your tools are.
>>106676100they heal?
>>106676129yes, only single women used to boil eggs
>>106675860They put the ball on the wrong side of the mouse
>>106675860Not just more complicated, but less abstracted. It's specifically a problem with technology that's made to appeal to as many users as possible - e.g. smartphones - which in the process abstracts away entirely how things actually work, allowing people who don't understand anything to still use it to a limited degree - but only to a limited degree.Old technology was more honest. The overdesigned, normalfag-facing technology isn't. Therein lies the issue.
>>106676179You don't even understand what the point of technology is
>>106676250The point of technology is irrelevant
>>106675860>>106675913Entertainment is so insanely cheap nowadays.Most of the shit you did on a PC was to entertain yourselves either with a vidya game, tv/anime/movies or the internet.The struggle to do certain things made you appreciate it more.Now anyone with $50 to their name can get a device to blow out their snapases and dopamine receptors in an instant.I feel as though I have to make things harder like torrent a movie versus just wipping out a credit card just to regulate my consumption.Knowing how things work was a side effect. My first serious use with ssh and a terminal was making a VPN because my ISP was being shitty. I got familiar with my router knowing what ports and IPs are trying to host a game server. It's basic knowledge but it's more than what anyone has to deal with and thus have no exposure to this stuff.
>>106676263The point of technology is to be useful to people, making it user friendly is not a "problem"
>>106676276And the point of crystal meth is to make you high, that doesn't mean that the high is "not a problem".
>>106675860>>106676172>ball
>>106676294What a stupid fucking analogy
>>106676179I was tricked by an above average amound of words into reading this babble you're arguing with clouds emitted by imaginary windmills
>>106675860No, the issue you're referring to happens because corporations and goverments have been in constant psycological warfare against the general populace for at least 2 decades now.
Old computers were so horrible I cut my fingers so much on all that fucking sheet metal shoving in stiff as fuck huge ribbon cables I would never go back
>>106675860I use a trackball and still need to clean it out like it's 2000.
>>106675860Technology is more complicated than ever assuming you want to properly administer your devices. >>106676276Being user friendly means not spying on them.
black kids loved stealing these in computer class
>fondling balls
>>106675860ah that brings back memories before they put lasers in mice.
>>106677728Did they eat them?
>>106676720I still have to clean my scroll wheel from time to time.
>>106678100Nobody likes those mice
>>106675860No. Olfags will mald and seethe, but it's true. Lots of this old tech can go straight into the dumpster next to typewriters and manual transmission cars.
>>106675860The internet was a lot better, because not every retard knew how to get online.
>>106676295>Find the mousetoris.
>>106678302>Nobody likes those miceYeah, people even came up with a fake injury (RSI) to avoid having to use them at work.
>>106676129only if you get enough zinc through your diet or supplements
>>106677796It's not gay unless the balls are touching.
>>106676295born this way
>>106675860having foundational knowledge lets you understand new stuff easier and trouble shoot problems more efficently. when you know an analog device is capable of x, and some daleet tells you that their brand new 2025 product cant support this feature, you know he's full of shit and can figure out a work around to the artifical block the forign faggot created to steal your money. when you know transitional technologies, you have a broader view of possibilities.over simplified garbage, whether it be ui, design, and so on trains your brain to think in an over simplified way. the updoot culture of the modern era is similar to teaching someone to suck your dick. It doesnt benefit them to do so, and it's down right criminal. But boy does it feel good for the evil corporations doing it. Agreeing to a terms of service without reading it, agreeing to community guidelines without reviewing or questioning it... do you have any idea how much effort it took to get regular people to care about contracts before the digital era? But now thats undone. People mindlessly agreeing to legal documents without comprehending how fucked they could potentially be is probably the most damaging aspect of modern civilization.
