While I'm in the camp of using technology to make our lives easier, the concept behind that movie Look is more than a little unnerving...
Kevin
· 2 years ago
You're on the ball by sensing how ubiquity = distinguishability. I do foresee some counteraction, in the form of jamming devices often seen in military and sci-fi movies, except now, they'd be used in everyday civilian settings.
Daniel Lestarjette
· 2 years ago
Couple of (random-ish) things:
1) I really never answer my phone unless it's one of a handful of people. In fact, I dislike the using the telephone, truth be told. I'm not entirely sure why that is.
2) I'm wary of predictions about the future. It may sound trite, but the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I'm not sure if either of these points are even remotely relevant to your post, Nils. I'm tired.
Tom
· 2 years ago
Well said Nils.
I will agree with Mr.Lestarjette though. The more things change the more the stay the same (history seems to bear this out too). The power elite will have and control everything whilst the rest of us get the trickle down.
What "they" want us to have is all we'll get.
(Ditto Daniel on the phone thing... face to face is the way to go. Less "practical", more time consuming and way better).
Nils Geylen
· 2 years ago
@Joe: it is, although I'm not sure what to think of it. It's not really made out of "found" footage is it? And if it isn't, what's the point?
@Kevin: hey, thanks for dropping in. What would that be? Not real wave jammers I suppose, but perhaps tools that disguise phone call origins, cash withdrawals etc? True, those may pop up sooner than later. Of course we'll try out those voraciously too :-)
@Daniel: not out of place at all. A phone is still a tool and a very direct one at that. Soon we'll start using it differently I think, more like we do a website or a twitter page. But you're right in saying that the fundamentals still apply. Those predictions are priceless in any case.
@Tom: well-observed, the majority of people will never reach full scale usage of every available resource, and even we - who are at the edge - have little access to the really cool toys. I still wonder who "they" are though. Sometimes I just think they is actually us and we don't even know it. If that makes sense ;-)
Cheryl
· 2 years ago
I look at so many issues that have labels attached to them as 'have' and 'have nots'. In the case you're talking about, I'm clearly part of the 'have nots'. It might turn into generational or age divide as people of certain age will embrace technology and dream creative ways to enhance our life easier than others. Count me as happy and part of 'others'.
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1) I really never answer my phone unless it's one of a handful of people. In fact, I dislike the using the telephone, truth be told. I'm not entirely sure why that is.
2) I'm wary of predictions about the future. It may sound trite, but the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I'm not sure if either of these points are even remotely relevant to your post, Nils. I'm tired.
I will agree with Mr.Lestarjette though. The more things change the more the stay the same (history seems to bear this out too). The power elite will have and control everything whilst the rest of us get the trickle down.
What "they" want us to have is all we'll get.
(Ditto Daniel on the phone thing... face to face is the way to go. Less "practical", more time consuming and way better).
@Kevin: hey, thanks for dropping in. What would that be? Not real wave jammers I suppose, but perhaps tools that disguise phone call origins, cash withdrawals etc? True, those may pop up sooner than later. Of course we'll try out those voraciously too :-)
@Daniel: not out of place at all. A phone is still a tool and a very direct one at that. Soon we'll start using it differently I think, more like we do a website or a twitter page. But you're right in saying that the fundamentals still apply. Those predictions are priceless in any case.
@Tom: well-observed, the majority of people will never reach full scale usage of every available resource, and even we - who are at the edge - have little access to the really cool toys. I still wonder who "they" are though. Sometimes I just think they is actually us and we don't even know it. If that makes sense ;-)