Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 years ago

      Unfortunately here in the UK there has been systematic defunding of things like libraries.

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        2 years ago

        It’s sad really as the idea that you could read a book for free in the 1900s was basically the OG ‘fuck copyright’.

        Books are weapons in the war of ideas…

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      22 years ago

      At that point? I’d just pirate. Streaming services are for convenience. Going to the library for a physical piece of media isn’t very convenient for me

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      2 years ago

      Your library has free transportation and cloud storage?

      You’re cherry-picking and strawmanning like crazy…