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I'm pretty surprised there's not a thread on this thing yet (unless I missed it with the search function). Anyone have one yet?
No thank you.This is pretty much the exact direction that I expected technology to go when I was a kid. I always had a feeling the future of tech would try to show the interface directly like this without needing to look at a screen.
Yes ,I know that you're still technically looking at/through a screen, but the more advanced this type of tech gets the more it'll be separated from the screen and integrated more directly into our vision.
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Something like these implants from Black Mirror.
We are already like 75% Borg drones, I'd prefer to not be 100%.
Knowing me I'll be a ED-209 and I'll fall down the stairs and be unable to get upI'm hoping to be repurposed as a cyborg cop in a dystopian Detroit
Knowing me I'll be a ED-209 and I'll fall down the stairs and be unable to get up
Can we use this thread to get a little philosophical? Trying to imagine what society will be like in 20 or so years when AR/VR, combined with artificial intelligence, makes significant progresses.
I’m torn because part of me thinks the western world is so entrenched in convenience and comfort, not valuing high-culture, that tens of millions of people would have absolutely no issue tossing away the real world for the virtual. We spend so much time online as it is, distracting ourselves with streaming services and gaming. Or spending hours on Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, etc…Using entertainment mediums to escape our real lives is only going to get more immersive and engaging. It wouldn’t surprise me to see people lean all the way into it.
On the other hand we’re heading into uncharted territory here and maybe we reach a level where AR/VR is incredibly immersive but also uncomfortably sterile. That despite the leaps and bounds in progress ironically it’ll be more obvious just how fake it all is and the thought of slipping into a VR game world would eat away at too much of our humanity and sense of being a mortal creature experiencing reality.
Time will tell. The thought of humans 50+ years from now being able to latch into a VR world where they can feel like they’re really in Hyrule or a West World-esque experience does sound really cool. Imagine putting goggles on and essentially transporting to another place, where your interactions and experiences are created and influenced by machine learning…at a level nearly indistinguishable from reality. It very well could be the most incredible thing ever. It also sounds a pretty sad in a way, as we forgo the real for the artificial.
Food for thought.
They’ll eventually find a way to integrate this AVP tech with live sporting events though and that will unquestionably be cool as f***. Can’t wait for that!
High Culture to me covers a spectrum of consumable creativity that speaks to our intelligence and truths of being a human being. Reading great literature, appreciating art, deeply enjoying: music, movies, shows for their resonating themes and narratives. The antithesis of Pop-Culture, which I'd define as entertainment mediums that appeal to the lowest common denominator of all people. Things that lack depth or significant meaning, that have fleeting appeal to the most amount of people at the expense of effort or "soul", for lack of a better word.What would you consider valuing "high-culture" to be? Is there a time in history that you believe that was the case from a general standpoint?
I agree that there are generally a lot of distractions available to people today, moreso than at any time in history. Big Tech and other multinational corporations have figured out exactly how to target our reward receptors to keep looking for that short-term dopamine hit they offer.
I was in Toronto last week, and while taking a street car, I looked around at everyone, and every single person was looking down at some kind of device. About 1/3 had earbuds or headphones so they have an even deeper level of disconnection from the world around them.
To me, it brings back the argument of Huxley's Brave New World vs. Orwell's 1984. Neil Postman articulated it pretty accurately back in the 1980s that our future would look more like Huxley's sleepwalking-through-life-by-being-distracted than the Orwellian Big Brother. We do it to ourselves - no need for government to keep the population down.
Interesting point. I do wonder what the real difference is between the "real world" and the "fake world," because at the end of the day, all of our reality is subjective and happens within the mind.
If AI can create a beautiful symphony or amazing generated photo, and I can feel something from it, does it matter?
Many futurists believe that the biggest crisis facing humanity in the coming decades will be existential in nature - if AI and technology can do most of the work for us, and displace us from our jobs, what is our purpose? Humans are extremely resilient, and I'm sure future generations will find ways to adapt and grow, but the existential question is a difficult one. Maybe such a future provides an opportunity for more free time and pursuits of those "high-culture" activities that have been eroded by overly-busy and distracted lives.