neither naive nor nostalgic

Do we have to choose between becoming nostalgic or going all in embracing new technology? Some think a lot of developers are quietly grieving the old internet . I doubt that. Why "quietly" by the way? Some of those who do are quite vocal and they should be. I'm a known critic of what's going on in tech today, but I think we just trade improvements and deterioration. I don't see linear progress but I don't see constant decline either. I Think a Lot of Developers Are Quietly Grieving the Old Internet NorthernDev ・ Mar 16 #discuss #webdev #programming #culture Here's what the "good old times" really felt like for me: Waiting for a very slow internet connection. But I'm not in "team AI utopia" either. AI is not the future AI in its current form is an understandable reason to look back in nostalgia. Slop content, spam and scam are getting better all the time. But so does anti-spam protection. AI is the industry's current excuse for layoffs. But there were waves of layoffs before. I helps mi