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we have lost so much knowledge over the (checks notes) last fifty years (slrpnk.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Numerous examples: 1.Newer version of software mutating into buggy, crashy mess, while old versions worked perfectly. Forced upgrades and stealth upgrade that remove functionality(e.g. cloud-only/online-only service)

2.Newer versions of products dropped quality, even using cheaper materials. The subreddit /r/Chinesium has lots of these.

3.Websites redesigned to load much slower and waste tons of memory without any benefits, just because it fashionable to load 3-4MB of js framework code.

4.Websites breaking on older browsers and demanding latest Chrome/Firefox to run(Web Components,latest JS features), with functionality declining.

5.Companies intentionally crippling products and offering the older functionality as premium services.

6.Technology regressing towards simpler and more primitive forms because complexity requires quality(and its more expensive).

7.Software development regressing towards forms where its built by composing code copied from Stack Overflow and AI generation.

8.Environmental degradation increasing despite more stringent laws, regulation and enforcement. Microplastics, endocrine disruptors, even a regression in ozone layer due some Chinese factories.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You missed 9. Survivorship bias. Appliances that stopped working between 1970 and now would be in a landfill, only those that are still working are worth noting.

The other points are great though!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

A small detail, but 3-4MB of JS? That's nothing, just ads alone can consume that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The solution to all/most of these points is open source software & hardware.