New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Anyone feel like they're just opting out of tech these days?
Ask HN: Anyone feel like they're just opting out of tech these days? 8 by moomoo11 | 4 comments on Hacker News. I would love to really understand if I will ever change my outlook now. Until 2019/2020 I was super into tech, gadgets, and keeping up with trends. At some point in the last 5-6 years, I have pretty much adopted an opt-out view on tech. I just don't care anymore, and I don't think it is because I got older... I got into tech in my mid/late 20s so I wasn't a born nerd like most of you guys tinkering with stuff since childhood. The rate as products/services enshittify has intensified, and most products/services I use have so many issues that require workarounds, hacks, or just dealing with terrible UX. I used to spend 10s of thousands of dollars on tech back then, like the latest stuff both software and hardware. These days, I just use whatever free smartphone I get from Verizon for 2-3 years. When I look at old photos I can't really tell the difference b...