This was a surprising and confusing reply. It feels almost, but not quite entirely, disconnected from what I wrote.

What I did: Pointed out a few bits of technology that have had a positive impact on my life.

What I did not do: At no point did I mention TikTok. Or motor oil. I also did not make any kind of larger statements like, "all technology is good" or "most technology is good" or even express an optimistic view about technology in general. In fact I kind of share your overarching pessimism regarding technology. However, I must again point out that my post ventured into no such territory.

Here's what I think happened.

You skimmed my post. Quickly, and you skipped most of the words and didn't really understand anything. This is probably why you're talking about "motor oil" when I mentioned air filters. This happened not because you are stupid but because you scanned it quickly perhaps while your mind was on something else. The smattering of words that did register with you looked like some kind of glib techno-optimism in the face of a burning world, and you became irritated enough to write that utter non-sequitir.

But anyway, yeah. I probably agree with ya on the overall state of things.