Items that technology will kill this decade...

[Heather in Neverland]

Very interesting. And check out #44. :D

 

http://www.socialnomics.net/2012/01/18/40-items-tech-will-kill-this-digital-decade/

[lionfamily1999]

He's a little behind the times...

 

All the cool kids already are hsers :lol:

[milovany]

The one I didn't understand was #13, Paper Shredders, unless he means due to lack of paper.

Edited January 20, 2012 by milovaný

[TravelingChris]

Lot of this is just untrue. I remember when ATM came out in the early 80;s and even earlier in Europe. The prognisticators said BM banks would disappear. Even though I use an out of state bank, I see most people using BM banks and plenty of them being around still- over 30 years later.

 

SOmethings may end up being online- but newspapers I think will still exist. Many of these things will. And things we don't think about will disappear. There will be technological innovations we can't guess at right now. There will be disasters we don't forecast and those will change society too. Who knew in 1980 that we would have 9/11? In 2010, who knew we would have the disasters hit Japan like they did?

[kewb]

Some of them I don't agree with but I suspect quite a few of those will come true.

[Heather in Neverland]

The one I didn't understand was #13, Paper Shredders,unless he mean due to lack of paper.

 

That is what I thought too.

[Onceuponatime]

I think it will take a generation not a decade to get through that list. Older generations slow things down. That is the way it has always been. It's a good thing in my mind. :-)

 

One thing that really bothers me is not the technology but the impatience with those who are reluctant to jump into change, like me. It would also help if the new technologies would be streamlined or simplified. To many people, less is more. The demise of aesthetics and craftsmanship also bothers me. For decades, a television has been one of the ugliest things in a home. Surely it wouldn't be too hard to make something that is visually pleasing. I am so sick of black.

[Cinder]

I am so way behind the times. I have a less-than-smart phone, two working VCR's (which are in better condition than my dvd player), no bluray or hd or i-anything or smart-anything. And my dh loooves his paper shredder. :001_wub:

 

:D

[aggieamy]

I don't think this guy bases these guess on much. As an engineer it will be a long time before desktop computers go away. There's no way to do what I do on a laptop or iPad.

[Ester Maria]

#20 is a real accomplishment, IMO. Definitely one of the best effects - or side effects - of technology.

 

I like #44 too. :lol:

[Nakia]

I'm totally looking forward to #9!

 

#31 cracked me up!

[KungFuPanda]

I take issue with paper maps, corks, face-to-face interaction, and wrist watches. I still keep paper maps because I'm not gonna be that sucker getting lost because of a lousy satellite signal or dead battery. I know how to use them too. I think corks, and other impractical but beautiful things, like high heels, will hold on. Face-to-face will always matter because technology won't replace touching anytime soon, and without physical meetings there won't be any more people :-) Also, obtaining food generally requires some sort of physical human interaction. Oddly enough, wrist watches will definitely hang on longer. There are certain workplaces where advanced technology is strictly forbidden for security reasons. The more sophisticated the phone, the more reasons to keep it out of secure spaces. Those guys all wear watches.

Edited January 20, 2012 by KungFuPanda