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Most people would say they HATE this future, but most people would LOVE this future. As passive infotainment consumers, stereotypical scroolers, they are alread

Most people would say they HATE this future, but most people would LOVE this future. As passive infotainment consumers, stereotypical scroolers, they are already glued to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, reddit and whatever other digital dopamine dispenser and skinner box there. Significantly improve on that with pleasant, increased or even full immersion and you got the next big thing.

red-iron-pine 4y ago
...they say, posting on HN, a slightly watered down dopamine dispenser brought to you by the people that made Reddit happen. I still think VR might be a hard sell for most people. As dumb as large groups of people may be, it's clear that people are ditching FB and slowly backing away from a lot of social media. It's tricking out that it's not always a great thing, and there is legit buy-in from huge chunks of the Left and Right to restrict what social media does.
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  All of this stuff is locked behind AR/VR glasses that are close enough in size, shape, and weight to normal sunglasses. If someone manages to build that, it'll be the biggest thing to hit computing since the smartphone. If not, it's all going nowhere.
- Traubenfuchs 4y ago
  > ...they say, posting on HN, a slightly watered down dopamine dispenser brought to you by the people that made Reddit happen. I by no means wanted to exclude myself from the groups I so derogatively named. Hacker News is pure infotainment to me. The quality is above reddit though, but that's not a high bar. > it's clear that people are ditching FB and slowly backing away from a lot of social media Are they? To me it looks like TikTok addiction and stupidity is continuously peaking.
  - megaman8 4y ago
    I'd say HN quality is way way better than Reddit, entirely due to the audience. Reddit is very much anti-knowledge, anti-solution, anti-reason whereas HN features intelligent discussions, often supported by facts.
- HDThoreaun 4y ago
  It's really not clear that people are ditching FB. They showed 20% more ads last quarter than in the quarter the year before.
s1artibartfast 4y ago
You forgot to add miserable and depressed to your list

red-iron-pine 4y ago

...they say, posting on HN, a slightly watered down dopamine dispenser brought to you by the people that made Reddit happen. I still think VR might be a hard sell for most people. As dumb as large groups of people may be, it's clear that people are ditching FB and slowly backing away from a lot of social media. It's tricking out that it's not always a great thing, and there is legit buy-in from huge chunks of the Left and Right to restrict what social media does.

yamtaddle 4y ago
All of this stuff is locked behind AR/VR glasses that are close enough in size, shape, and weight to normal sunglasses. If someone manages to build that, it'll be the biggest thing to hit computing since the smartphone. If not, it's all going nowhere.
Traubenfuchs 4y ago
> ...they say, posting on HN, a slightly watered down dopamine dispenser brought to you by the people that made Reddit happen. I by no means wanted to exclude myself from the groups I so derogatively named. Hacker News is pure infotainment to me. The quality is above reddit though, but that's not a high bar. > it's clear that people are ditching FB and slowly backing away from a lot of social media Are they? To me it looks like TikTok addiction and stupidity is continuously peaking.
- megaman8 4y ago
  I'd say HN quality is way way better than Reddit, entirely due to the audience. Reddit is very much anti-knowledge, anti-solution, anti-reason whereas HN features intelligent discussions, often supported by facts.
HDThoreaun 4y ago
It's really not clear that people are ditching FB. They showed 20% more ads last quarter than in the quarter the year before.

s1artibartfast 4y ago

You forgot to add miserable and depressed to your list