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Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Tech has also somewhat grinded to a halt IMO. A 8GB raspberry? Not so much better than a 4GB one. ESP32 with dual core? Not so much more to do with than an ESP single core. 3D printers? More reliable. Etc.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    It actually has improved a lot in the past 15 years. The problem is two fault: Enshittification/price hikes and software. Software because people still use Windows, so you don't feel the improvements. And enshittification in multiple forms like you get less for more money, Raspberry Pi is a good example of that. You are better of with other brands today like BananaPi or just a mini-PC, if you are looking for a small device with some decent specs.

    Of course now we also have AI, which made it like 30x worse for every consumer, its not just GPUs or memory, its CPU, nvme storage, .. basically everything... So I really hope this AI bubble burst sooner than later now.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    My point is that you don't actually need that extra speed or ram or whatever. And my orange 1GB PI from a decade ago can do anything I want still.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It depends on your use case of course. A simple website is sufficient like you said using a orange pi. Running your own LLM model at home is not sufficient. Or compiling the Linux kernel. Or 4k gaming..

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    With the exception of LLM it's just a bit incrementally better? Like I game on full hd, I have an old pc that can compile anything (why do it on a rpi 😁?!)... A simple web page can be done on an esp, and way less if you want the hassle of course.

    I mean go ahead, but for me it's not really better enough to be worthwhile.

    And LLM hardware is way too expensive still, IMO.

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