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Although every new technology comes with negative and unforeseen consequences, history tells us that on the whole, new technology is desirable. Even though the

Although every new technology comes with negative and unforeseen consequences, history tells us that on the whole, new technology is desirable. Even though the photograph changed the intimacy and privacy of face to face interaction, and the electric streetlight made public spaces artificial and impersonal, these new technologies certainly did more good than harm. We should embrace the good that will come from new technologies. I for one and looking forward to a future where my packages are delivered quickly and securely, and I'm willing to accept that as a side effect Google will have slightly better ads.

hatchershoes 7y ago
> and I'm willing to accept that as a side effect Google will have slightly better ads. This is so out of touch that I have to assume you are trolling or work for "ALPHABET". At least that would be an explanation.
- mgraczyk 7y ago
  Nope, I used to work there on non-ads, so I know that they are not doing anything nefarious and also that targeted ads have higher conversion rates. I often have packages stolen or undelivered, so Ads and advertising companies are like #9999 on my list of things that I'm worried about when I think about deliveries.
- shadowgovt 7y ago
  When calculating "out of touch," it's worth keeping in mind that Hacker News is its own bubble (and tends to skew further in the privacy-paranoid direction than the public average).
dchichkov 7y ago
The consequences of this technology are quite obvious. Noise pollution. Flying camera systems pollution. Drone pollution. There are also obvious privacy issues - if such drones will ever allowed to become commonplace, some percentage of drones will probably look like Fedex, but would be operated by other actors. I think, proper application of such drones could be emergency services. Perform emergency delivery, use drones to establish a temporary passage for an emergency vehicle, ...

hatchershoes 7y ago

> and I'm willing to accept that as a side effect Google will have slightly better ads. This is so out of touch that I have to assume you are trolling or work for "ALPHABET". At least that would be an explanation.

mgraczyk 7y ago
Nope, I used to work there on non-ads, so I know that they are not doing anything nefarious and also that targeted ads have higher conversion rates. I often have packages stolen or undelivered, so Ads and advertising companies are like #9999 on my list of things that I'm worried about when I think about deliveries.
shadowgovt 7y ago
When calculating "out of touch," it's worth keeping in mind that Hacker News is its own bubble (and tends to skew further in the privacy-paranoid direction than the public average).

dchichkov 7y ago

The consequences of this technology are quite obvious. Noise pollution. Flying camera systems pollution. Drone pollution. There are also obvious privacy issues - if such drones will ever allowed to become commonplace, some percentage of drones will probably look like Fedex, but would be operated by other actors. I think, proper application of such drones could be emergency services. Perform emergency delivery, use drones to establish a temporary passage for an emergency vehicle, ...