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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
You can call me an old timer...
you can say I'm a luddite....
You can even claim I'm "scared" of the technology and change...
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You said it, not me! But yes, it certainly seems like you are all of these things. Apologies for the "old timer" thing.
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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
Back in the 70s some of "old timers" we're already trying to digitize and transmit smut using the "Internet" so we wouldn't get caught smuggling it across the border or on sex tourism. Honestly none of this shit has made the world any better.
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That's not a fair nor accurate statement.
Digitizing porn in the 80's and early 90's lead to the explosion of porn and porn business we have today, created lots of new wealth and even social networks like GFY, that you and I are talking on today. And of course the underlying technology of the Internet has made the world much better. We connect with each other, we do business, we see the world in ways that were impossible just 25 years ago.
How some people have used this technology on the other hand, is evil. That I will of course give you. Don't blame the tech, blame the people who use it for nastiness.
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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
When electric self-driving cars become the norm you can kiss freedom of any kind goodbye. The establishment is going to know where you are... where you're going.. who you're seeing... etc.
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Umm... you do have a smartphone, right? Google, your phone company and their advertisers already know where you are, where you hang out, etc.
Exchanging privacy for convenience is topic best suited for another debate, but yeah, this happened a long time ago. No smart-car necessary for that.
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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
Plus there's going to be so much unemployment that guaranteed Welfare will be the norm and that means if you don't kiss the establishment's asshole you won't eat or live indoors.
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Didn't people say the same thing about computers back in the 50's? And 60's? etc? Computers have replaced alot of people but new jobs have also been created in the process.
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So if you really want to do the world some good... Go back to the horse and buggy.
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Haha um, no. Horses are too slow, and consume way too much energy to get from here to there, and produce too much waste and require way too much maintenance. Buggy's are uncomfortable and ugly and won't go that far before requiring maintenance too (like a new wheel). I get your point, but come on.
Peace.