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>I would never be comfortable having an exposed, multi-watt laser in my living room. Until the rest of the world has an exposed, multi-watt laser in their livi
by trevyn 9y ago
>I would never be comfortable having an exposed, multi-watt laser in my living room.
Until the rest of the world has an exposed, multi-watt laser in their living room without incident, and then you'll be like "oh, guess it works."
Same with airplanes. "I'm never getting on that", until you see millions of people do it and live.
- skolemtotem 9y agoYeah, I guess we risk-averse types should just wait and see.
- logfromblammo 9y agoAnd continue to see, long after the early adopters can't.
- CapitalistCartr 9y agoTitanic, Apollo 1, bright white teeth, Fen-fen. Yeah, early adoption can be interesting. I'm a technophile, but we shouldn't turn a "blind eye" to its risks.
- trevyn 9y agoAlso remember the risk of risk aversion: leading a dull, curmudgeonly life. In general, I've found that the more you understand in detail how a technology works, the more comfortable with it you become.
- jsgo 9y agoPerhaps, but this isn't a case of a technology that supersedes another in a meaningful way. Sure, plugging the phone in or placing it on a Qi charger is a hassle, but it is a working solution. This isn't quite like the alleged cancer risk of cell phones: there's really no other technology that competes with cell phones at this point, so it is a bit easier to take on the risk.
- trevyn 9y agoOne of my secret weapons is the understanding that removing tiny bits of seemingly insignificant friction can have compounding effects, and ultimately results in qualitatively different outcomes.