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.
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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.

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.

  • @phario@lemmy.caEnglish
    6•11 months ago

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

    • Ew0English
      1•11 months 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…