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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 t
by 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 agoOh 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.