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We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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Re: We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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This seems like a clear next step; however, I have a hard time believing that the underlying goal of this direction is NOT a pair of AR glasses - another, potentially more addictive, screen.

I’m personally really excited about that potential. I would love to pivot my career away from teaching to building AR workflow mediation for teachers. I would even be pleased to only carry a watch and headphones to fulfill the majority of my computer-related tasks.

That said, I do fear Hyper-Reality[1] and such a persistent, obligatory mediation of our lived experience.

Re: We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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This seems like a clear next step; however, I have a hard time believing that the underlying goal of this direction is NOT a pair of AR glasses - another, potentially more addictive, screen. I’m personally really excited about that potential. I would love to pivot my career away from teaching to building AR workflow mediation for teachers. I would even be pleased to only carry a watch and headphones to fulfill the ma…

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs

Re: We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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Article makes the argument that Apple is secretly releasing tech (iWatch, Airpods, screentime app) that aim to eventually phase out the screen. With AR and VR, my money is on more screen time in the future not less.

Right, but we won’t recognize it as ‘screen time’ because we won’t recognize what we’re doing as interacting with a ‘screen’.

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> and about 11 hours a day looking at screens of any kind. That is so depressing, but thinking about it myself, 11 is probably a minimum. I have to change careers to selling ice creams at the beach or something.

Despite earning marginally more than minimum wage, being a lifeguard is still the happiest I've ever been at a job.

Re: We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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> and about 11 hours a day looking at screens of any kind. That is so depressing, but thinking about it myself, 11 is probably a minimum. I have to change careers to selling ice creams at the beach or something.

That's why I don't own a smartphone. I'm behind a screen 8 hours a day. I don't want to keep watching one when I'm off work.

Re: We Have Reached Peak Screen. Now Revolution Is in the Air

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> and about 11 hours a day looking at screens of any kind. That is so depressing, but thinking about it myself, 11 is probably a minimum. I have to change careers to selling ice creams at the beach or something.

> I have to change careers to selling ice creams at the beach or something

You will learn to loathe ice cream, the beach, and even the nicest people you could see there. (Quoth Kierkegaard: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7141047-marry-and-you-will-...)

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