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That comparison - the smartphone being 14 and the web being 30 really illustrates what a total warp jump it has all been. 15 years from boxy home computers con
by scyzoryk_xyz 5y ago
That comparison - the smartphone being 14 and the web being 30 really illustrates what a total warp jump it has all been.
15 years from boxy home computers connected to each other, to glowing high resolution pocket computer slabs. And then 15 years from those slabs being something totally new and revolutionary, to literally 50%* of all humans having them on their person at all times.
The acceleration has definitely come with a lot of turbulence. If this acceleration is exponential, then what's next is a whole lot more turbulence.
(Edit:*originally wrote 80% - I thought it would be higher at this point!)
- capableweb 5y ago> to literally 80% of all humans having them on their person at all times. While the number is high, it's not _that_ high (closer to 50%), at least from the sources I could find[1]. Where are you getting the 80% from? - [1] - https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/how-many-phones-are-in-the-w... - check the references in the bottom for digging deeper
- scyzoryk_xyz 5y agoSorry, I didn't fact check or anything, point was just that they're commonplace, routine, cheap etc. Just a number I had in my head for some reason.