About a dozen years ago I remember getting in this debate with someone about whether wearables would surpass iPhones (so far I think I won the debate) for a long time I think there’s been this vision of getting away from the computer, and at the time I said. People like TV is much to get rid of their iPhone. (https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everything-became-televi...)
I feel like for a long time people have been talking about trying to get rid of the computer and they haven’t yet. That technology wouldn’t be mediated by a screen.
The muddled point I’m trying to make is - I wish I’d lost the debate. I wish technology companies were focused on invisibly making things a little cheaper. A little faster. A little more convenient.
Revolutionize energy creation and efficiency, materials sciences
When I was a kid it was popular to say you shouldn’t watch too much TV it rots your brain. How could
The people finding ways to eke every last bit of their tv into your worlds not be the villains?
techblueberry•26m ago
I feel like for a long time people have been talking about trying to get rid of the computer and they haven’t yet. That technology wouldn’t be mediated by a screen.
The muddled point I’m trying to make is - I wish I’d lost the debate. I wish technology companies were focused on invisibly making things a little cheaper. A little faster. A little more convenient.
Revolutionize energy creation and efficiency, materials sciences
When I was a kid it was popular to say you shouldn’t watch too much TV it rots your brain. How could The people finding ways to eke every last bit of their tv into your worlds not be the villains?