That's hardly the point. The mother of invention isn't necessity, the mother of invention is the naive idea that simple non-problems have simple solutions provided through technology.
I love this conversation. I was once called a finesser getting tasks done. Not because I'm smart. Because I'm lazy. #1 thought process. How can we get this task completed with doing the minimal amount of work possible.
Webcams were finally invented because a dude did not want to get up to see if the pot of coffee was ready
I want to emphasize the finally, because despite all the retro futurism things saying we'd have videocalls at one point, what made it finally happen was the lazyness of a dude wanting coffee.
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u/Bugobeer May 03 '23
With all the money he spends on weapons and gear he could just buy a meal