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>It already stands to be the most positive technological development for my life since I've been living. Video streaming? Smartphones? Wikipedia? Google maps?
by ginko 6y ago
>It already stands to be the most positive technological development for my life since I've been living.
Video streaming? Smartphones? Wikipedia? Google maps? CRISPR? mRNA vaccines?
- extrememacaroni 6y agoSuperfast internet anywhere on the globe will intensify video streaming, Smartphones, Wikipedia, Google maps, CRISPR, mRNA vaccines everywhere
- ginko 6y agoThere's already sufficiently fast internet in most places. This is like comparing the societal impact of the Ford Model T to the latest race car.
- MrLeap 6y agoSome things about me are probably pretty atypical, but I'll say starlink beats every one of those (for me specifically!) handily. Wikipedia comes closer. Maybe I live long enough to benefit from CRISPR, but I suspect that's for other -- wealthier people. If I end up being able to afford any CRISPR treatments it'll be because of Starlink. Starlink is going to enable me to own a home without a mortgage. It will allow me to make good money while living in one of the cheapest places in the country. This lets me move the goalposts on success so I have to do significantly less just to feed myself and my family. Suddenly retiring by 35 seems conceivable. I can do work I want instead of what's available. Nothing else on that list comes close for me.