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In my opinion: - Social media. We're already seeing a backlash towards it due to the effects it has on people's mental health, and I've noticed a large drop in

by CM30 3y ago

In my opinion: - Social media. We're already seeing a backlash towards it due to the effects it has on people's mental health, and I've noticed a large drop in usage from non celebrity/influencers too. Based on this, I suspect it going the same way as smoking; still used by some overly addicted people (and in this case, also those whose job depends on it), but perhaps shunned by much of society. - Most internet forum scripts. On the other end, I also suspect the likes of vBulletin and Invision Power Board are probably on borrowed time. There's already been a depressing drop in forum usage and new communities of that type being opened, and I question how long these business models will be sustainable. - Phone calls. Phones themselves are taking over the world, but less and less people are actually calling people on them. Given how much of a mess the system is for spam and scams, and how much other communication software has caught on, I kinda wonder how long we'll even call smartphones 'phones'. - Television. At least in terms of 'normal' TV, now that streaming seems to be the main way younger people watch TV shows. I suspect a lot of this industry is going to collapse when the older generations start dying off, since many traditional channels and shows are mostly propped up by boomers and older in terms of demographics. - Physical copies of video games and most other media. As someone who always prefers buying physical copies of everything, I hate this change with a passion. Alas, the numbers don't lie, and many people seem to have switched over to digital/download only/streaming media near entirely. Plus many stores (including major brands) have said they'll stop stocking them too, meaning that eventually it'll come down to whether companies want to distribute in this format solely so their work can be sold on Amazon and their own websites.

skydhash 3y ago
Based only on my entourage and people I know: - Social Media. Maybe it's because everyone here use it as a public place, which means discussions that happens there are the same you'd find in a physical gathering. And people playing status game, not so much private things. Even on WhatsApp where your contact are people you're close with. - Forums. I think there will be forums still, but with a more reduced scope and smaller communities. But the fact is that most of them are text only. And if you're writing some paragraphs, that can only be done with a proper keyboard. - Phone calls: I think there's not many things that actually require a phone call, but they're still indispensable for synchronization over something. I don't see them getting away, but we will be switching to something like WhatsApp and FaceTime instead of the old cellular technologies. - Television: We may switch to a more thematic curation (kinda like playlists), but streaming requires too much interactions. Also live channels. - Physical copies: Hate is a strong word for me, but I also don't like DRMed files. And I don't like renting. But I do buy games on the PS4 store and on the App Store because I regards them as tied to the platform itself, not something that can be used outside it. And my use of those platforms is restricted to this sphere of activity (I don't like Google tying everything to a single identity and policing it). But everything else, I try to get physical copies and non-drmed files.
- CM30 3y ago
  Oh I hate the idea of physical media going away. I just worry that various entertainment industries really want this to happen, and will do whatever it takes to force us to only use digital versions under their control. And something like WhatsApp or FaceTime replacing phone calls seems very plausible. That's the other thing right there; you don't need a traditional phone to call people anymore, so there's a good chance people will call others in messaging apps rather than via standard calls.

by CM30 3y ago

skydhash 3y ago

Based only on my entourage and people I know: - Social Media. Maybe it's because everyone here use it as a public place, which means discussions that happens there are the same you'd find in a physical gathering. And people playing status game, not so much private things. Even on WhatsApp where your contact are people you're close with. - Forums. I think there will be forums still, but with a more reduced scope and smaller communities. But the fact is that most of them are text only. And if you're writing some paragraphs, that can only be done with a proper keyboard. - Phone calls: I think there's not many things that actually require a phone call, but they're still indispensable for synchronization over something. I don't see them getting away, but we will be switching to something like WhatsApp and FaceTime instead of the old cellular technologies. - Television: We may switch to a more thematic curation (kinda like playlists), but streaming requires too much interactions. Also live channels. - Physical copies: Hate is a strong word for me, but I also don't like DRMed files. And I don't like renting. But I do buy games on the PS4 store and on the App Store because I regards them as tied to the platform itself, not something that can be used outside it. And my use of those platforms is restricted to this sphere of activity (I don't like Google tying everything to a single identity and policing it). But everything else, I try to get physical copies and non-drmed files.

CM30 3y ago
Oh I hate the idea of physical media going away. I just worry that various entertainment industries really want this to happen, and will do whatever it takes to force us to only use digital versions under their control. And something like WhatsApp or FaceTime replacing phone calls seems very plausible. That's the other thing right there; you don't need a traditional phone to call people anymore, so there's a good chance people will call others in messaging apps rather than via standard calls.