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Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

cmdshiftf4 wrote: post #52

>"at some point in the 2020s, we will get breakthrough augmented reality glasses that will redefine our relationship with technology." Constant video surveillance, direct-to-eyes on-glass advertising, targeted advertising beamed on every approved spot, interests profiling via retina movements/focus and God knows what else will undoubtedly come about if AR glasses become "cool" and ubiquitous like mobile phones. Maybe…

Huh, I just want my heads up life display because...why not? Maybe I won’t trust Facebook to give it to me, but if the tech becomes good enough, I’m definitely going to embrace it.

Is it really a dystopian future? We’ve adjusted to the telegraph, camera, telephone, radio, TV, cell phone, smart phone and...why are AR glasses going to be the tech to bring society down?

Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by mewpmewp2 »

Zhenya wrote: post #109
peteretep wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's about as practical for me as giving up my local water utility as an inner-city dweller. I mean I definitely could. I can get large bottles of potable water delivered quite cheaply, and I guess I could setup a system so that that's what came out of the taps. But what I really want is for the government to intervene so I don't need to give up my local water utility, by guaranteeing minimum levels of service, and…

I don't see which Facebook product you can't live without. Facebook? Who needs it! Whatsapp? Signal! Instagram? I don't know... Read something? How are their services like water?!

There are lots of communities and events that are organized through Facebook. Also lot of my friends are on Facebook and they organize gatherings etc through it.

Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

redis_mlc wrote: post #24
dvduval wrote: post #4

Since I am self taught Mandarin, I thought it was novel when he did too, and I saw his humility when he tried to speak it. Now he is painful to read for me. First, he lost my trust. Second, it's esoteric, nothing very concrete. Perhaps our ability to be anywhere through augmented reality sounds interesting, but not all that novel.

> I thought it was novel when he did too He thought learning Mandarin would help him conquer China. lol.

I really don’t think he did, just that is what the Chinese wanted to think for face reasons. He seemed very much like the average foreigner leaning it because he thought it was cool, because he had some family connection, and so on. Even him jogging in smoky Beijing is something a fresh off the plane foreigner would want to do (like I did when I was newly arrived to Beijing).

Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

catalogia wrote: post #91
jimbob45 wrote: post #23

Question: would VR be adopted en masse if it dropped permanently in price by 70% tomorrow?

If you gave me a VR headset for free, I wager after a week it would sit unused in a closet. Price isn't the problem.

I’ve been using my Quest daily for working out since I bought it in May, hard to argue with 30 pounds of weight loss. On the other hand, I’ve never actually gamed with it, or used it for anything other than about an hour of fitness daily. Totally worth it for me, I can’t wait to see what comes next.

Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by jstepka »

redsymbol wrote: post #101
newscracker wrote: post #70

What a bunch of crock! It seems like it’d always remain too much to ask for Mark to understand things and look at the big picture for the good of everyone. IMO, this post yet again makes a good case for breaking up the company. Most of this post is about how Facebook is looking for new ways to make money, and just a few sentences about large problems like diseases or poverty. He carelessly uses words like “private” a…

Many of the interpretations you have, and the intents and beliefs you claim Zuckerberg holds, are not evident in the article. You're coming across as someone with an intense confirmation bias. It's important that Facebook and other tech giants not be allowed to harm society in the coming decade. But an intense and emotional overreaction only makes that position seem less credible to the uninformed.

couldn't agree more.

when i read Zuck's post, I thought to myself he has a solid vision on how to compete with the Chinese companies that have huge overlaps with how he thinks mobile will be used in the coming decade.

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Post by mav3rick »

freepor wrote: post #75
jliptzin wrote: post #71

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Or just stop using Facebook and its products.

That just doesn’t work. If a local leather tannery is polluting my water supply, I can’t make my water clean by avoiding leather goods.

All hail false analogies.

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Post by Polylactic_acid »

gfodor wrote: post #85
newscracker wrote: post #70

What a bunch of crock! It seems like it’d always remain too much to ask for Mark to understand things and look at the big picture for the good of everyone. IMO, this post yet again makes a good case for breaking up the company. Most of this post is about how Facebook is looking for new ways to make money, and just a few sentences about large problems like diseases or poverty. He carelessly uses words like “private” a…

Any future avatar based communication system (VR/AR) needs to be open source and auditable if it’s going to mediate a large portion of human affairs and interaction. It also needs to be actually decentralized, the way the web and Internet are. We are working on it at Mozilla: hubs.mozilla.com More info here: https://github.com/mozilla/hubs-cloud/wiki/The-Web-Emergent-...

VR communication systems are a toy/gimmick like second life was. I have spent some time with VRchat and see no reason why it would end up becoming a primary method of communication over IM/social media. Its a good way to mess around and have some fun but its less convenient than existing methods.

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Post by kp98 »

danfang wrote: post #67

I agree we need a new private social platform. But, I hope it isn't Facebook that wins that race. I've been working on a social network that I believe represents "generational change" - no ads, no clickbait news, no public profiles. It goes against the grain of what current social networks are doing. Check it out at https://get.thread-app.com . It's still early days, but I would appreciate any feedback!

Hey I tried out your app, but I don’t understand how to use it at all, in fact there’s no information really at all on what it is. Maybe you could consider making a small tutorial when you first sign up? Also feel free to email me if you want to talk about it, I’m also working on a social app. Was this built in react native?

Re: Things that I think will be important in the next decade

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Post by skellera »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #114
catalogia wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you gave me a VR headset for free, I wager after a week it would sit unused in a closet. Price isn't the problem.

I’ve been using my Quest daily for working out since I bought it in May, hard to argue with 30 pounds of weight loss. On the other hand, I’ve never actually gamed with it, or used it for anything other than about an hour of fitness daily. Totally worth it for me, I can’t wait to see what comes next.

What app are you using?

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Post by barry-cotter »

dang wrote: post #68
fourstar wrote: post #27

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HN is essentially a hive mind cult. Look at my join date. At some point, you could dissent with your own opinion. Nowadays it’s downvotes and outrage. Shields up — ready for the downvotes. Not a great model for FB to follow. You’ll start getting DMs from people like “dang” telling you to behave, LOL.

I'm always curious about claims that HN is degenerating. Where are those dissenting opinions of which you speak? I took a look, and didn't find any. I did see several early comments by your account, including its very first one, that were downvoted. Which comments were downvoted vs. not seemed consistent with what would get downvoted today, though today they'd probably get downvoted more—probably because there are ma…

> I'm always curious about claims that HN is degenerating. Where are those dissenting opinions of which you speak?

You banned yummyfajitas, aka Chris Stucchio. That was where the elves left Middle Earth for me.

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