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Yes, I'm old enough to remember how glorious it was that, as a kid, you would be unreachable most of the day without even your parents freaking out. I think sma
by fortythirteen 9y ago
Yes, I'm old enough to remember how glorious it was that, as a kid, you would be unreachable most of the day without even your parents freaking out. I think smartphones are a small piece of a current dystopia.
I can turn off my phone most of the day and still interact with society, though. A ubiquitous AR has a high probability of being nightmarish ~50 years in, IMHO.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoWe all worry about that future, and have seen the crazy AR video about SPAM on vimeo. But humans will constantly optimize their lives for greater happiness. Each piece of technology that makes life better, can also be a trap of addiction. But we will figure this out. I have access to stimulus like sugar, drugs, alcohol, and gambling, all of which are easily overindulged, but somehow most of us figure out a good balance. Those that can't get the balance right, are supported with in different ways like laws that protect the public. The AR integration will be the same. When it gets to the point that long term suffering outweighs temporary happiness society will set up boundaries and EVERYONE will be ok with that. Maybe some people will think you are silly for not having AR lenses in all the time, but it won't be that much different from being that guy who doesn't drink at a party.
- fortythirteen 9y ago> I have access to stimulus like sugar, drugs, alcohol, and gambling, I think the current diabetes and opioid epidemics show that a huge chunk of society is not "optimizing their lives for greater happiness".