What even is this? The author is scared of crypto so they want to slow computers down? What editor allowed this to be published ?
Edit: the author's other articles are also mostly anti-tech alarmist bs
this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2024
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The concept of "human scale" is most known in urban design and architecture, but it provides a good framework to think about a lot of different aspects of our lives.
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It doesn't have to be related to crypto. The point is that we have some technologies that are meant to make things more convenient, but in a lot of cases too much convenience is a bad thing.
Example: "tap-to-pay" credit or debit cards based on NFC are incredibly easy to be skimmed. You can go with a POS terminal to a really crowded area, and activate a transaction just by walking really close to people.
Oh noes! Kids these days are just moving too fast, they need to slow down and smell the roses... ?
They do, actually. Some people seriously need to touch grass. Most stuff in life, in particular digital stuff, is not urgent.
That's such a stupid argument jesus christ
What is happening with Lemmy recently? Is the winter affecting everyone's mood? Are you okay?
Interesting thought, there are some crypto platforms like kraken that require a waiting period before a new device can make big changes to an account. Those things might be a bit annoying now that we are used to most things being instant, but the alternative far worse