Heather in Neverland Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Very interesting. And check out #44. :D http://www.socialnomics.net/2012/01/18/40-items-tech-will-kill-this-digital-decade/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 He's a little behind the times... All the cool kids already are hsers :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) The one I didn't understand was #13, Paper Shredders, unless he means due to lack of paper. Edited January 20, 2012 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Some of them I don't agree with but I suspect quite a few of those will come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 The one I didn't understand was #13, Paper Shredders,unless he mean due to lack of paper. That is what I thought too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 #20 is a real accomplishment, IMO. Definitely one of the best effects - or side effects - of technology. I like #44 too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I'm totally looking forward to #9! #31 cracked me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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