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Uh, no. This is one of those really specious arguments that sounds clever until you think about it. The main thing preventing total flying car takeover is that
by aerovistae 9y ago
Uh, no. This is one of those really specious arguments that sounds clever until you think about it.
The main thing preventing total flying car takeover is that there is no technology that would make the product viable-- as has been pointed out, it would be EXTREMELY loud, create immense downdrafts, and create massive safety risks far beyond those of terrestrial cars.
Similarly, the main thing preventing robotic takeover of the cleaning industry is that there are not yet any robots capable of generically handling all cleaning tasks like sweeping, dusting furniture, washing windows, organizing a cupboard, mowing the lawn and so on. It's not just that there is no production line-- there isn't even one such robot nor is anyone capable of making one.
Etc.
I dislike this kind of empty reasoning. It derails conversations with baseless non-logic.
- nickysielicki 9y ago"You're derailing the conversation!" said the man who had just finished enumerating the practical issues of flying cars and cleaning robots.
- newnewpdro 9y agoI totally agree with you except on one point: > there is no technology that would make the product viable Unless it's only a matter of R&D before we have vehicles that can fly without blowing air around. It's plausible that a technology may exist in the future which makes this viable.
- goatlover 9y agoOr teleporters. Might as well mention those if you're speculating about unknown future breakthroughs.
- nickysielicki 9y agoOr commercially-viable and massively-produced electric cars, as long as we're talking about unknown future breakthroughs.