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The worst offenders in recent memory are self driving cars, block chain, VR, and “the metaverse”.
I prefer Gartner’s Hype Cycle[1] way of displaying this. This post seems pretty inspired by it but the removal of the graph really makes it harder to grok quickly. Still, the trend seems to be: 1. New technology, over promises 2. Marketing latches onto the overpromise and bolsters it, regardless of lack of research 3. Companies built around the technology fail, until a few find the niche the technology fits into. Mak…
The worst offenders in recent memory are self driving cars, block chain, VR, and “the metaverse”.
I’m probably in some kind of bubble, but is that hyped? I mainly hear about it on HN, maybe a bunch of joking off-hand comments on Reddit. No one else seem to care about it at all. So, my bubble in Germany, or is it actually a thing in the USA?
The worst offenders in recent memory are self driving cars, block chain, VR, and “the metaverse”.
> “the metaverse” I’m probably in some kind of bubble, but is that hyped? I mainly hear about it on HN, maybe a bunch of joking off-hand comments on Reddit. No one else seem to care about it at all. So, my bubble in Germany, or is it actually a thing in the USA?
The worst offenders in recent memory are self driving cars, block chain, VR, and “the metaverse”.
> “the metaverse” I’m probably in some kind of bubble, but is that hyped? I mainly hear about it on HN, maybe a bunch of joking off-hand comments on Reddit. No one else seem to care about it at all. So, my bubble in Germany, or is it actually a thing in the USA?
They're always behind.
There is no proof that self driving cars will ever be able to navigate in e.g. European cities with narrow streets and without lines on them.
Full driving would mean driving autonomous everywhere and between a highway with visible signs and lines and streets without any markings is a big difference.
its more like "LEVEL 3: UTOPIAN FUTURES" because there is the potential for it but no current systems can handle difficult situations in streets without clear markings.
Also, unrelated, but for some reason, while reading, I kept thinking that COVID-19 vaccines fit all these levels quite well.
Linux is an important part of my identity and I will happily watch how infidels struggle with their malware-ridden proprietary tech, knowing most of them can't be saved anyway.
The worst offenders in recent memory are self driving cars, block chain, VR, and “the metaverse”.