The core thought is of value and basically the direction in which HCI is headed. Other than that, wow. As a UX designer, I would expect the author to show more

The core thought is of value and basically the direction in which HCI is headed. Other than that, wow. As a UX designer, I would expect the author to show more critical thinking when evaluating the interfaces like a car dashboard and refrigerator. Put those into context as you conveniently do with interaction patterns like opening car doors and paying with ewallets.