I wouldn't lump up all inventions into this. The incentives are warped and we're too focused on adtech and filling human lives with screentime. It should be entirely possible to live a fulfilling life without having to carry a phone everywhere you go.

What societal change and what inventions, exactly? Some societal changes are for the better, others for the worst. We are heading toward the "worst" direction in full speed.

Some inventions are for the better, other mostly don't matter and yet others make the world actively worst. And the "for the better" things dont seem to come from our industry anymore. Nor for rich VCs, nor from private equity investments etc.

Like Dear Alice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ng5ZvrDm4

What's the difference between the two exactly?