Ask HN: What are unintended consequences of new tech you've noticed?

Post by WilliamEdward » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 1:03 AM UTC

JDiculous wrote: post #98

Depression. People are spending the majority of their lives staring at a screen, and then wondering why they're depressed. In the moment it might not feel lonely. Exchanging DMs and posting on Reddit / HN / social media might feel like real communication. But ultimately there's a sense of emptiness to it, and it can't substitute real flesh-to-flesh human connection. But it feels like we're always expected to be on ou…

Post by RickJWagner » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 1:10 AM UTC

JDiculous wrote: post #98

Depression. People are spending the majority of their lives staring at a screen, and then wondering why they're depressed. In the moment it might not feel lonely. Exchanging DMs and posting on Reddit / HN / social media might feel like real communication. But ultimately there's a sense of emptiness to it, and it can't substitute real flesh-to-flesh human connection. But it feels like we're always expected to be on ou…

Post by jrootabega » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 1:11 AM UTC

ISL wrote: post #10

peterhadlaw wrote: post #3

Semi-related to the Cruise AV, but should we be worried about a sudden increase in LIDAR everywhere from the perspective of protecting eyesight? I understand there are regulations and such to limit the "power" of the light, so just looking for more info.

If the vendors are complying with known safe-power limits (sub mW laser power), it should be fine. One should primarily be concerned with laser powers that unintentionally exceed design power, or if they're ultra-fast lasers, with the peak power.

Post by krapp » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 1:17 AM UTC

mooreds wrote: post #50

People talking loudly to themselves on the street (if they have airpods in).

Post by ngovihungpt » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 1:20 AM UTC