Hear! Hear! And I hadn't even thought about this: "On a side note, am I the only one who wonders about our cultural obsession with thinness? The joke 30 years ago was that the only woman who was thin enough for approval in our society was one who’d dwindled down to absolutely nothing (and we could have a whole conversation just unpacking that notion, and whether we’ve made any progress since). Now it seems our tech has to be the same way. When will they decide to market nothing whatsoever—our new iPad is so thin it’s invisible!—because they figure we’ll buy it, like the emperor and his fancy clothes?" You're so right. These tech companies are supposed to be the keepers of data and yet, they make such stupid decisions. Do you remember when Google was hawking their Google Glasses? I was working in digital marketing at the time and I went to Google with my colleagues for a demo. I couldn't get over the inanity of the product and I told the Google team as much. I also asked what people who wore prescription lenses (64% of the population) were supposed to do. They said they were working on that and well, you know what happened to Google Glass.
Tech bros get high on their own supply and have clearly either never watched Jurassic Park, or never understood it. I feel like we're seeing that even more with every passing day. They just don't get how actual humans tick, so they develop things just because they can, without any further consideration.
The Cybertruck is a prime example right now--I'm still not sure how Elon managed to sell that one to anyone, including the folks who work for him (except that they probably have to do whatever he says) and I'm even more perplexed that anyone's buying it. The reports of people laughing their heads off when they see one in the wild are telling, and so are the embarrassed/angry reactions of those who've bought them. I saw my first in the wild this weekend and was horrified, and the recalls and other quality issues are terrifying.... but if Elon does it, plenty of his followers will still buy it. They probably bought Google Glass, too.
Hear! Hear! And I hadn't even thought about this: "On a side note, am I the only one who wonders about our cultural obsession with thinness? The joke 30 years ago was that the only woman who was thin enough for approval in our society was one who’d dwindled down to absolutely nothing (and we could have a whole conversation just unpacking that notion, and whether we’ve made any progress since). Now it seems our tech has to be the same way. When will they decide to market nothing whatsoever—our new iPad is so thin it’s invisible!—because they figure we’ll buy it, like the emperor and his fancy clothes?" You're so right. These tech companies are supposed to be the keepers of data and yet, they make such stupid decisions. Do you remember when Google was hawking their Google Glasses? I was working in digital marketing at the time and I went to Google with my colleagues for a demo. I couldn't get over the inanity of the product and I told the Google team as much. I also asked what people who wore prescription lenses (64% of the population) were supposed to do. They said they were working on that and well, you know what happened to Google Glass.
Tech bros get high on their own supply and have clearly either never watched Jurassic Park, or never understood it. I feel like we're seeing that even more with every passing day. They just don't get how actual humans tick, so they develop things just because they can, without any further consideration.
The Cybertruck is a prime example right now--I'm still not sure how Elon managed to sell that one to anyone, including the folks who work for him (except that they probably have to do whatever he says) and I'm even more perplexed that anyone's buying it. The reports of people laughing their heads off when they see one in the wild are telling, and so are the embarrassed/angry reactions of those who've bought them. I saw my first in the wild this weekend and was horrified, and the recalls and other quality issues are terrifying.... but if Elon does it, plenty of his followers will still buy it. They probably bought Google Glass, too.