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[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tech companies ... goal isn't just to recreate something from a sci-fi novel for the sake of it; rather, they are motivated by solving real-world problems.

This is so naively wrong it's laughable. Ever heard of profit motive?

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

"Not super rich enough" is a real world problem, smh my head.

[–] lejsh@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

You can profit off of real-world problems.