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This reminds me of the advance-buzz based roll out of the Segway. One of the effects was that various municipalities enacted unfavorable legislation with regard
by michaelfeathers 14y ago
This reminds me of the advance-buzz based roll out of the Segway. One of the effects was that various municipalities enacted unfavorable legislation with regard to them. I really think that the high profile was the issue. Glass is going to have the same problem.
I think there's a law here:
Disruptive technology receives backlash in proportion to its advance press. The best bet for any radically new technology is to become useful and ubiquitous below the radar.
If you asked people 20 years ago how they felt about everyone walking around with palm sized video recorders, pointing them and taking video at whim, they would've been upset and prone to legislate against it, but because the technology advanced in quality slowly and had a free ride on cell phones, it became accepted.
- pcote 14y agoYeah, I thought of the smart phone angle of this too. The other day I was part of an airplane evacuation drill and I noticed someone filming me with his smart phone after all was said in done. On one hand, I knew his intent was to film the activity and not me personally. On the other hand, I still felt a little annoyed about it. I might have said something if not for the fact that this technology is everywhere anyways.
- taligent 14y agoThe technology is everywhere. The act is not. You don't see people walking around with their phone held high constantly recording everything as they walk around. If you did then most people would be suspicious or concerned about what they were doing. And more than likely at some point they would be asked to stop. People record video using smartphones of people they know. Not random strangers.