Comment by jcelerier

7 days ago

> there's at least one customer in need for a product

just because whales exist does not mean feeding them is a goal to aim for as a society. 99.9% of technology could disappear tomorrow and life would become better.

hyperbole: a lot of tech we give for granted today, started as niche products for "whales" like government agencies, so I suppose computers and Internet shouldn't exist and life would be better

  • > computers and Internet shouldn't exist and life would be better

    I don't think that's remotely controversial