Nothing in modern society works without computers, so everything will get a bit more expensive with DRAM and NAND chips multiplying in price. Hell, wages may go down at low margin businesses dependent on computing.
It’s not apocalyptic by any means, but it’s just more salt in many wounds
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 days ago
So, you’re going with the slippery slope: There are so many other problems, why worry about a new one?
I’m homeless and struggle to afford food, so I’m aware of the larger issues in play. The problem here is that we’re adding a new one atop societal decay. Handwaving each new fuckup away is how we succumb to a future without agency.
Now is the time to be shouting from the rooftops, not giving up.