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Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by caprock »

gibbonsrcool wrote: post #72
caprock wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> They’re the most user-hostile of the big tech companies and I want them to lose. I'm curious, why do you want them to lose given you aren't forced to use their services?

Monopolistic practices, dominating search engine market, anticompetitive behavior in online advertising, collusion with other tech companies on hiring practices, privacy concerns over user data collection, biased search results favoring its products, tax avoidance strategies in multiple countries, anti-union activities, censorship in certain countries to comply with local laws, allegations of workplace discrimination…

Thanks for the elaboration

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by mikhael28 »

antonoo wrote: post #41
bosky101 wrote: post #28

- More ambiguity for search engines and university students alike as more 3 letter abbreviations will be taken over by AI, ML herd - 1 stupidly simple app will be go from 0 to 100M users - The top phone companies will all team up with 1 or more LLM's - It will be increasingly tempting for relatives to chat with models of their dearly beloved departed. Oxford will create a word for this. OpenAI invests. - Dropbox will…

- HN will double it's infra to 2 servers running Arc checks out

I'm would guess that they would just buy a newer server that has faster compute and storage, and do a migration.

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by Tao3300 »

gaoryrt wrote: post #34
mikewarot wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's quantized inertia that finally gives a theory to explain how to get around the need to carry reaction mass. I'm patiently waiting for Barry-1 to push itself up into a higher orbit in that manner. Here's the tracking page https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CA...

and aliens use PHP.

All the better for when we need to hijack their ships with a virus.

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by TriangleEdge »

armchairhacker wrote: post #18

The Vision Pro becomes wildly popular at least to a subset of the population. It’s continuously sold out and people scalp for absurd prices (or try to, idk if Apple will prevent this in some way; by absurd, I’m talking minimum $10,000, maybe over $1,000,000). Some people become addicted to it like the immersion trope, they don’t care about anything else anymore, stop participating in life, neglect their health, finan…

I'm curious to see if/how it'll impact marital satisfaction.

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by TriangleEdge »

8jef wrote: post #53

Trump gets skin and testicular cancer by end of summer, dies first week of October. Biden gets fatal heart attack a week later. RFK Jr. shot in the head the next day while touring Gaza Strip. Ivanka Trump fills in, elected next US President, Kim Kardashian as VP. Supreme Court swiftly declares move constitutional. Kanye claims he's been abducted by aliens, registers as lobbyist for extraterrestrial affairs. Will be f…

> Coca-Cola launches Water 2.0, a new bottled drink that packs 2,800 calories per liquid once, while tasting like regular tap water.

Solve world hunger with water. Genius.

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by poulsbohemian »

tracer4201 wrote: post #70
caprock wrote: post #8

I'm generally optimistic about the next five years in the United States. Change has already started, but 2024 will make it more clear. Several societal pendulums are slowing, will reach apex, and reverse course. * Optimism will regain footing * Belief in positive application of technologies which shape earth and society, will increase * Conversation and information flows will recenter on individual responsibilities i…

I don’t share your optimism. The US was historically the land of opportunity, though often at the expense of imperialism, violent coupes, and endless wars. With the rise of non traditional/mainstream medias, younger generations see themselves economically imprisoned and can see through the cracks of an elite class that prioritizes its own financial interests above all else. I hope I am wrong, but the establishment po…

>I don’t think the younger generations will just roll over if you offer them cheap TVs, iPhones, or cheaper Big Macs.

That's actually why I think @caprock has it right. The younger generations are building on doors that Gen X opened for them in the workplace. They are the ones demanding climate solutions. They are making it clear they aren't going to limp along until retirement when they can finally get Medicare. The political left is likely going to go through a moment sometime in the next decade where we have a political crossroads much like what conservatives have undergone, but my guess is that we will be better for it politically and as a nation. I'm expecting a reinvigoration of American industry unlike anything in my lifetime, and we'll see real movement on the major political issues.

Re: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2024?

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Post by poulsbohemian »

rospaya wrote: post #45
atonse wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m not OP but I’ve always felt good VR will create parallel industries for travel, entertainment, etc. in ways way more interesting than gaming. Think of examples like seeing the Grand Canyon for 1/10 the price if you’re disabled or elderly. Or watching an official Taylor Swift concert like you’re actually there, for 1/2 price. No limits on ticket sales.

I haven't been to the Grand Canyon, but I've been to hundreds of concerts and I assure you, there's no existing tech that will make it "like you're actually there." The same goes for owning a house in VR worlds.

>there's no existing tech that will make it "like you're actually there."

A couple years ago a friend was over from the UK who was a serious American Football fan. When I was a kid, we could get good seats in the Kingdome for maybe $20, and those were not the cheapest available. Now it's on the order of $250/ ticket, for nosebleed section. Anyway... so we go with our $250 / seat tickets, and the jerks behind us proceed to just be completely obnoxious the whole game. Crappy generic pilsner beers were $20/ can. Likely needed a second mortgage for a hot dog. Seat was barely wide enough for one cheek.

Last time I was at a concert (Fleetwood Mac of all things), a fight broke out in our row. Haven't been back to a major concert or sporting event because it's pretty much the same -- super high prices for limited accommodation.

So I share all that to say - I've come around to believing that my living room is a better place for most shows. VR + live shows would be amazing - feel like you are there, with none of the down side.

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