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I think the sort of future where I need to buy and use a device from a corporation to modulate my experience and participate in society is a pretty shitty futur
by DividesByZero 13y ago
I think the sort of future where I need to buy and use a device from a corporation to modulate my experience and participate in society is a pretty shitty future, and we should be doing some thinking about that.
- icebraining 13y agoHaving to use corporation-made tools to fully participate in society is not the future, it's the past and present. Cellphones, computers, cars, house appliances, even (regular) glasses if you have poor eyesight, it's all required if you want to participate in society as it expects you to. If you mean from a single corporation, that's just a temporary condition; competitors are already starting to appear: http://www.slashgear.com/telepathy-one-takes-on-google-glass-with-ultra-sleekness-13273729/ http://www.slashgear.com/telepathy-one-takes-on-google-glass...
- DividesByZero 13y agoI don't think any of the things you mention are equivalently intrusive. But it's a point that scares me a little.