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Civilization absorbs technology. "Learning dominates when technologies are new and not very useful for broad human purposes. If you want to explore a coral ree
by spenrose 8y ago
Civilization absorbs technology.
"Learning dominates when technologies are new and not very useful for broad human purposes. If you want to explore a coral reef in 2017, buy a plane ticket to the tropics. If instead you buy “FishWorld, a fully immersive underwater experience for Oculus and Gear” you will learn more about virtual reality technology than you do about reefs. Now cast your mind forward: in 2037, you will not play with or think about “virtual reality”. Either it will be defunct, or it will be so useful that we speak of an evening at home exploring coral reefs. The technology will fail and evaporate, or it will succeed and be absorbed, but either way, it will disappear."
http://www.sampenrose.net/civilization-absorbs-technology/ http://www.sampenrose.net/civilization-absorbs-technology/
- icebraining 8y agoBooks have been around for quite a while, yet we still generally say we've been reading about coral reefs rather than exploring them.
- noobiemcfoob 8y agoI've seen plenty of people who use both types of phrases interchangeably.
- bdamm 8y agoPoint valid; video-chat has been around for a while too but in-person conversations still is a higher-quality experience. When I was in high school we watched about coral reefs thanks to "Laserdisc". VR is the new "Laserdisc".