Imagining a future dictated by Google Glass
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#2It's hilarious to imagine the effects of software glitches. Like getting the wrong suggestions for the date scenario. Or wrong instructions for a task.
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#3Heh, I suppose most people would use it this way.
I believe we need to fully utilize our brain before switching to external help - maybe there's going to be an app for that?
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#4The article missed one important scene from the video - the last one.
Maybe mind control stuff is too far reaching but consider another possibilities: for example censorship. If we would have only one news and data stream all the time in front of us, then you will be literally not able to see and hear censored things.
One can imagine that the contact lenses could remove some object from the vision in real time. Frightening.
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#5This vision of the future seems surprisingly lonely. Aren't we becoming a hivemind? Wouldn't it become more likely, rather than less, that manipulative types get caught and have their career and reputation instantly destroyed? Wouldn't status depend on which communities you're part of, not what products you consume?
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#6Charlie Brooker already did this, as a lavishly produced 45 minute one off drama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)
(Episode 3 is the relevant one, though you should watch all of them.)
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#7Have a look at the new ShowCase TV series Continuum for some ideas on how an implanted Glass chip may enhance police work in the future.
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#8The article missed one important scene from the video - the last one. Maybe mind control stuff is too far reaching but consider another possibilities: for example censorship. If we would have only one news and data stream all the time in front of us, then you will be literally not able to see and hear censored things. One can imagine that the contact lenses could remove some object from the vision in real time. Frigh…
Isn't most mass media fairly uniform anyways? I remember hearing criticism that the Rwandan massacre was overlooked for quite a while because most airtime / view attention was dedicated to the OJ Simpson trial.
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#9The article missed one important scene from the video - the last one. Maybe mind control stuff is too far reaching but consider another possibilities: for example censorship. If we would have only one news and data stream all the time in front of us, then you will be literally not able to see and hear censored things. One can imagine that the contact lenses could remove some object from the vision in real time. Frigh…
Isn't most mass media fairly uniform anyways? I remember hearing criticism that the Rwandan massacre was overlooked for quite a while because most airtime / view attention was dedicated to the OJ Simpson trial.
Agreed. My point was that uniformity will increase when content will be provided by one company (take Google Glass for example).
And you are right - it's partially happening right now. I highly doubt if website can gain popularity while being banned from Google search result.
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#10So what was the last scene about? Was he on a date with a real person or testing a robot prototype?