[superdude12]

It’s different when in general the experience interacting with a government bureaucracy is poor, and government produces expensive and inefficient outcomes these days. As opposed to big tech which is creating huge profits and new technology.

[immibis]

Can you list several significant pieces of technology created since the iPhone?

[typewithrhythm]

The 3d printer The reusable rocket The driverless car

Plus a shitload more that reached enough maturity to be broadly useful. CNN's Vr Cheap Thermal cameras

You seem a bit too pessimistic to google things for yourself, but technology is genuinely moving pretty fast

[ponector]

Cheap high-speed FPV killer drones with thermal camera and auto-aim.

Btw there hardly was a new technology in iPhone at the time of the launch.