They aren’t? The whole point of AI is to use technology to rationalize severing the social contract at a basic level in order to normalize hurting people for being out of the loop. Techies in their naive smugness refused a leftist analysis of their industry, failed to unionize and now the rest of us are paying the price.
Whether it is using AI to aid in the Palestinian genocide with Microsoft, using AI to mass deny life saving healthcare and murder people with United Healthcare, preying upon tech illiterate people with the ads industry or any number of things, trust us, we aren’t thankful for techies.
chisel@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
How do nornal people survive? I have the answers!
Power bank stopped charging? Throw it out and buy a newer better one for $15.
Face seal aging? Buy a new one for $25.
Garage door opener not pairing to your fob? Play around with it a little and if that doesn’t work, contact support and make it their problem.
I’d argue it’s faster, cheaper, and easier to solve all of those issues the “normie” way. Maybe with the exception of the garage door. The equipment to do this costs, in some cases, a lot of money and even enthusiasts are unlikely to have the spare parts necessary to do a lot of this stuff just laying around.
Like, in the battery example, the author replaces the actual battery part and just keeps the shell. It’s really not that different from just buying a new one if you’re replacing basically the only part of the gadget. And how many people have a working (I’m guessing) 10k mAh battery just lying around that isn’t already in a powerbank?
Tinkering and fixing stuff like this is a really great hobby. It’s fun, you get to learn new things, play with cool tools, and be less wasteful. However, let’s not pretend like it’s necessary for survival or even the optimal way to handle most situations.