Ashton Kutcher
spoke at #TECHmyway and brought up the idea of permissive access. Sometime in the near future, we'd all wear devices that hold all of our information, ranging from our names to our preferred settings on a computer. We could have better senses--see better than 20/20, hear better than a bat. He talked about having AR or VR all around us, to give digital notes, or send videos. Instead of using your fingers, you'll speak, and your world will get it done.
To be honest, that sounds awful.
Kutcher says tech should make life better. That's why we make technology in the first place. We have stoves, because making a fire sucks, and so does cooking over one. We have phones, because letters take too long. But what about time? What if we start taking away things that were meant as interaction? What if we are now just using technology to substitute for true human engagement?
Right now, AR and VR are contained. You put on a helmet and enter virtual reality. When you're done, you take it off. But when life and created realities combine, what does that mean for us? To me, it means that we have no idea what the concept of reality is. Then, we start to live within our own realities, separating each other and becoming alone. The only problem is man was not meant to be alone. This is why people live in communities, in states, in countries.
People aren't meant for that kind of immersion. I think tech is best in a place where we can put it on and take it off.
