The article discusses the author’s recent complaints about technology, which often lead to feelings of jadedness. However, through three small but notable experiences, the author reflects on moments where technology still feels delightful, coining this phenomenon as "unshittification." The piece highlights issues like annoying DRM systems in audio production, emphasizing that while some aspects of tech cause frustration, there is still space for innovation and joy in the right contexts, suggesting that not all tech is doomed to decline.
Too much can be corrosive, it can make you insufferable to others, and it can leave you jaded, as many people, myself included, have become about technology.
I had three recent experiences, however, that were each quite small in their way but which reminded me that not everything in the tech world has fallen victim to the forces of "enshittification."
I've been complaining about tech a lot recently, and I don't apologize for it. Complaining feels great.
So it was just insulting to find out the hard way that Universal Audio used a variant of the iLok DRM system -itself unfortunately common in the audio industry.
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