Cut my teeth on one of these back in the 80's.. it was a wonderful mystery to explore. BASIC keywords, learning Logo, the mad sounds of loading and saving. Stepping up from the Spectrum to an Amiga 500 was like disembarking a dusty coal cart and hopping into a luxury sports car. I can still remember the clean smell of warm electronics.
We've come so far, and yet all these advancements are so far beyond most people's reach. Instead of unleashing creative freedom, all the supercomputing devices in our pockets do is enable people to work for free for Meta, Google, etc. Sit there and swipe the glowing screen, peasant.
We've come so far, and yet all these advancements are so far beyond most people's reach. Instead of unleashing creative freedom, all the supercomputing devices in our pockets do is enable people to work for free for Meta, Google, etc. Sit there and swipe the glowing screen, peasant.