We're cutting art education they said. Don't go to art school they said.
Don't study design they said, get a real degree.
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Designers are now the #1, #8, and #9 most in-demand for remote jobs.
@jelmerdeboer@levelsio Oh no. Don't bring me into this, I had to take a break from Twitter because I'm still having nightmares from this 1000 button distracting chaos
@Athletics Friends, what do you think about some Bay Bridge jerseys next time? Giants keep the Golden Gate, A's wear the Bay Bridge, make it the Bridge Battle we all love. Wdyt?
@3030vision But what scares me is that if they continue to rise over the whole market, the digital divide will crater: people will need to spend beyond their means to get modern tech or risk being left behind.
In the late 90s, the goal of many Internet startups was to empower the masses. Give tools away for free so regardless of income we could take a leap forward together.
Today, as Apple takes over computing, their goal is to do the opposite: disempower the many, elevate the rich.
@3030vision Look, Apple makes good stuff for rich people. Inherently, there's nothing wrong with that. Tesla, BMW all do that. And huge margins allows them to innovate and pay for great talent. All good.
If successful, this could be an environmental disaster.
Apple does a terrific job pushing updates to old devices, annual hardware updates aren't necessary.