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The Great Bifurcation

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Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by thaumasiotes »

handrous wrote: post #38
sofard wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I seriously wonder whether there will be a cultural rebellion against the digitization of our lived experiences. It seems like everyone (even the youngest who grew up in a fully digital world) feels like we're on this path to black mirror dystopia, but there's yet to be a collective awakening/action to combat it. It wouldn't surprise me if down the road there's a cultural movement that decides "we're opting out of al…

> on this path to black mirror dystopia A bunch of episodes of Black Mirror aren't really even about the future. They're criticism of things right now (or, rather, when the episodes were made).

It seems safe to extend this comment to all episodes of every TV show.

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by ghaff »

foobiekr wrote: post #89
ghaff wrote: post #72

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Ebooks never gained the completely dominant position that digital photography and music did. And even those among us who prefer ebooks for fiction consisting of flowing text still prefer printed books for a lot of more reference-oriented or "coffee table" books.

As someone who went all-in on ebooks for 10+Y, having bought a kindle immediately and used it extensively, I've gone back to books. The kindle experience just isn't as good and it took me a long time to simply accept that.

I like the Kindle especially for travel. Lighting in hotel rooms/planes often is less than ideal and it's great to not be forced to choose a book I'm going to be in the mood to read on a given trip. But, for the most part, I don't like cookbooks and other essentially reference books on Kindle/iPad. (I still buy them sometimes but mostly because I got some sort of $1/$2 deal.)

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by BeFlatXIII »

f38zf5vdt wrote: post #13
danielvaughn wrote: post #7

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It wasn't until you mentioned texting your daughter in the next room that I realized that I've been doing the same with my wife. On several occasions I'll be in the living room, she'll be in the bedroom, and we'll text each other about what to eat for dinner. It never occurred to me to ponder about that sudden change in behavior.

I had been doing this way before the pandemic. Sometimes family members are wearing headphones and such, it just seemed polite.

On the other hand, knocking on my door is the only way to get my attention when I'm at my desk. Typically, I'll have my headphones on and my phone out of view (but not in my pocket).

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by moolcool »

foobiekr wrote: post #89
ghaff wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ebooks never gained the completely dominant position that digital photography and music did. And even those among us who prefer ebooks for fiction consisting of flowing text still prefer printed books for a lot of more reference-oriented or "coffee table" books.

As someone who went all-in on ebooks for 10+Y, having bought a kindle immediately and used it extensively, I've gone back to books. The kindle experience just isn't as good and it took me a long time to simply accept that.

What didn't you like about the kindle? I absolutely love mine, and almost dislike paper books in comparison.

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by BeFlatXIII »

nix0n wrote: post #52
motohagiography wrote: post #30

How does one bet against the Metaverse? People hating on Web3 appear to do so because they aren't makers. They persuade and complain, but they don't build or risk. The Metaverse is just another centrally planned architected model that must be imposed from above. From what I can tell, that's just fancy communism meets Bentham and Taylor, all for your own good surely. The current platform owners are just not cool enoug…

> How does one bet against "the Metaverse"? Competitors to VR experiences include, real world experiences, and psychedelics.

Nature grows mushrooms free for the picking. That's $1000 less than a silly VR helmet.

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by chx »

He quotes Stephen Diehl but not https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/nothing-burger.html -- either he missed it or doesn't want to include it because it offers a very sharp rebuke of all things crypto:

> Any application that could be done on a blockchain could be better done on a centralized database. Except crime.

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by mrkentutbabi »

I wonder if more and more people will rather be in the Metaverse like Ready Player One, so that real estate and real world prices will crash. I am looking forward for it.

After that, maybe I'll buy an Island and create my own country and invite all of my family members that are now scattered in different countries, and build my own kingdom, in the real world, my own rules, my own philosophies.

ah.., a man can dream...

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by atlasunshrugged »

ghaff wrote: post #92
foobiekr wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who went all-in on ebooks for 10+Y, having bought a kindle immediately and used it extensively, I've gone back to books. The kindle experience just isn't as good and it took me a long time to simply accept that.

I like the Kindle especially for travel. Lighting in hotel rooms/planes often is less than ideal and it's great to not be forced to choose a book I'm going to be in the mood to read on a given trip. But, for the most part, I don't like cookbooks and other essentially reference books on Kindle/iPad. (I still buy them sometimes but mostly because I got some sort of $1/$2 deal.)

Yeah, kindle is only for travel and for when I'm living abroad in places where I just can't get access to non-mass market paperbacks and so need to order from the e-book store

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by earleybird »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #91
handrous wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> on this path to black mirror dystopia A bunch of episodes of Black Mirror aren't really even about the future. They're criticism of things right now (or, rather, when the episodes were made).

It seems safe to extend this comment to all episodes of every TV show.

While that may be generally true I'm inclined to think that Black Mirror brought the perspective into sharp relief.

Re: The Great Bifurcation

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Post by chrstphrknwtn »

yepthatsreality wrote: post #36
lumost wrote: post #34

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The Metaverse FB is pitching is either a ridiculously over-hyped video game, or vaporware. Arguably there may not be a difference. In the media, the main reference has been the "snowcrash" novel or "ready player one" level of immersion. Which is tech we fundamentally lack a reference for how to build.

Again, “level of immersion” is subjective to what? How good the graphics can be? How much rumble your hardware has? If Zuckerberg was smart he’d aim for something closer to The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch.

The one ad that I saw for Meta (The Tiger & The Buffalo / this is going to fun) certainly make the "metaverse" look like it's supposed to feel like drug-induced hallucinations.
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