I love that I can chat with people, and make friends, all over the world, in real time, so easily. There are some wonderful humans in the fediverse, and it is a genuine pleasure to chat with you.
I love that using renewable energy, and reducing grid dependency, is increasingly viable.
I love having a bicycle with a battery, so that I can use a car less, and cycle with a massive smile on my face. Wheee!
I love that I can run my business from home, and so get to both work *and* spend a lot of time around my wonderful wife.
Tech in 2026 isn't all bad, but sometimes I have to remind myself of that.
@neil
All tech manifestations are equal, but some are more equal than others 😉
On a more serious note, and because the concept of "just a tool" is often used, it's important to keep in mind that certain tools have ideological baggage. A hammer's primary role is not to be lethal (though it can be), but a gun's is. They aren't equal, ideologically speaking.
Now, where that leaves 2026 tech such as "AI", we can leave it as an exercise (on futility?) for the reader.