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~tetris

I used to dream of electric cars and virtual reality. Who knew the horrors that would unleash. Now I dream of cheap housing and plentiful water.

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~inquiry wrote (thread):

I wasn't thinking about horrors so much as inconveniences that, added together, obviate heralded benefits - for those with eyes to see, i.e. willingness to endure the judgement of tech fundamentalists....

For example, we have a Kia Soul. Wonderful vehicle in so many ways. But the amount of inconvenience we've suffered of it's wanting to lock itself at the most Murphy-riffic times boggles my mind - as in I've lost count of the number of times I've muttered something along the lines of "And I actually *paid* to endure this insanity?"

Similar experiences with computers and phones, e.g. having to dig through settings menus and/or add apps just to keep the fucking screen on until *I* turn the fucker off.

But, then, I'm also rather down on the notion of "help", because I swear it has generally led to my having more work to do than had I just done things myself.

~ns wrote (thread):

What is your concern with electric cars? I'm biased (my day job is with EVs and grid infrastructure) but I see electric cars as a substantial net positive.

Sidenote: as a VR enthusiast, I have no questions about your VR concerns.