>There's something very fundamental to the nature of these things that makes me feel like they just don't work. Possibly, though my intuition is the opposite.

>There's something very fundamental to the nature of these things that makes me feel like they just don't work. Possibly, though my intuition is the opposite. I don't think social norms are "fundamental" in a strict sense. They're just important. That said, the reasons not to jump in the deep end is because it makes fundamental-unsovlvable problems indistinguishable from advanced problems that will be solvable later. IE, if someone is using smart glasses for work or some other activity where they are useful, they might expand their use into other activities. You could not have invented Tinder or snapchat in 1994. User density, camera, ubiquity, and other hardware issues matter. Besides technical issuaes, culture also had to develop before people felt comfortable using real names, posting pics and meeting people from online. If everyone already posts on facebook, the world may be ready for online dating, online therapy, etc.