This article should be called "I don't like how I chose to spend my own time."
> I dunno where I'm going with this. I don't have any big thesis. I just wanted to write it down.
the invectives of “what did you expect?” seem at best tangential to the author’s intent here. sounds like they’re just trying to express perspective, not mount an argument with a specific aim.
to the author’s point, wasn’t it great when the internet had convinced itself that “zero sum”/scarcity were an unnecessary constraint of a physically constrained world? that ideal may not have shaken out, but there’s no reason to disparage someone for lamenting it (especially when they’ve actually put sweat into that vision).
not everything is a pitch. speech isn’t always an an advertisement or a polemic.
I can relate somewhat -- I love tech -- robotics, in particular -- but have lately become a bit disappointed with the current state it in product world. Thankfully I'm also in a state where I can reflect upon why I feel that way, and then muster the energy to do something about it.
Perhaps this is a reflection upon the age of the author too. I suspect as I get older, I'm going to want towards more "wholesome" things -- as I define that word.
That being said, to each their own.