RE: The Little Things..
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Technology and Humans... We gonna see a much higher integration of those in years to come. am 100% sure about that.
I agree with you when meeting up with friends, acquaintances and whatnot, the phone should be in our pockets, or somewhere else at least than in our hands. Like you, I feel on such occasions we shall be with mind in the physical space, enjoying each other's company without too much digital and electronics around.
That said, already a decade or more ago, we've seen youngsters sitting next to each other, chatting with each other while also doing all sorts of other things in the digital space. Chatting also digitally, WhatsApp back in the days, whatever App these days.
Last weekend I was listing various podcasts about AI developments. One of the podcast hosts made a comment that resonates with my thoughts. At some point in time we may have AI/Robot friends, instead of humans. We may even fall in love with such AI/robots. Think: Replacement of a pet. Replacement of a best friend. Think "Blade Runner", the movie of 2, 3 decades ago - and its sequel 2049. His podcast co-host told us he is quite scared about this though. He can't see this happening, ie people falling in love with a machine. But honestly, I can. What will happen with the physical contact, I don't know. Perhaps we invent things for this, to replace. Perhaps brain/machine interface can give us senses of touching and all. Or we simply de-learn such things. In Japanese society, quite a few peeps already have these companion bears and will become angry when they break, or someone else takes them away.
Back to phones: AGREE! In the pocket when we are with human beings!
I so much love the fact quite a few dance clubs in my country have started to forbid making photographs. Too many peeps experience a night out through the phone lenses. Even some of my friends did that for years. I always told them: Skip the memories on digital film, keep them in your mind. Stay in the moment. Stay in real life. Took me years until I got them into such a state
Whatsapp is still very much in use but Snapchat is slowly paving its way. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of people actually gave into the idea of having digital best friends and pets. If humanity reaches this stage, we would only descend the slope at a rapid pace thereafter.
Whenever this happens, to merge between humans and machines, I am not convinced this is something bad. For now, it seems so, but perhaps it'll be just different. Maybe even an enhancement, who knows? Time will tell, I suppose.
Certainly, time will tell.
Do have a lovely day edje 😊