A 33-Year-Old NPR Story Convinced Me Google Glass Will Stop Looking So Dorky
I am actually pretty shocked at the responses here on HN, of all places. Not because, as technologists we should all automatically love any new technology, but because, as technologists we should have perspective on its inexorable march.How many times have we laughed at definitive statements, pontificating on this or that newfangled thing, that were proven to be wildly off-the-mark only a few years later?How many times have we facepalmed at the print media's desperate attempts to combat or stave off digital publishing?Whether it's Google Glass or something else, "invasive" wearable tech will be utterly pedestrian in a decade or two. Similarly, privacy is going away, and future generations won't care. You can already see it with the kids. It's just the obvious extrapolation of computing technology, and it won't be stopped by the old guard.If you disagree, care to put our thoughts in a time capsule and see who looks more foolish in 10 years?