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Re:Inside Magic Leap by duderific on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:35PM (#12894198)
I don't want to live in a world with many of those features. I don't want my pets to talk to me, have my plants tell me they're thirsty, or go on a date with an avatar. And, as a parent of a two-year-old, trust me, no sort of application can let you find out how it is to have a baby.

Maybe I'm just weird or old-fashioned.

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Re:Inside Magic Leap by MrQuincle on Monday November 07, 2016 @06:31PM (#12896260)
I'm happy to hear other applications. I was trying to be constructive although I'm not a VR/AR fan at all.

I know my grandma didn't want pets because she is too old to bend over.

I know people who carry a sack of flower rather than a baby.

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Re:Inside Magic Leap by wishinghand on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @03:32PM (#12903668)
You don't have to feel weird/old-fashioned. It's just a matter of taste. The solution is to not use the software features the poster above you mentioned.
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Re:Inside Magic Leap by lifeformed on Monday November 07, 2016 @05:06PM (#12895659)
Yeah, I want a cat so I can pet it, not look at it.
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Re:Inside Magic Leap by CamperBob2 on Monday November 07, 2016 @08:12PM (#12896799)
I voted him up because I want to see that movie, but I agree with you, in that I don't want to live that life.
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Re:Inside Magic Leap by MrQuincle on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:34PM (#12913791)
I agree with that myself. It's not an endorsement of the future.

What I think however is that we have to consider what it means to interact with the "real world".

If we filter out advertisements through augmented reality, will it get us closer to the real world?

If we can remove visual clutter, noise pollution, will the people without glasses be bombarded with spam they can't filter out?

Moreover, will the world become more real by knowing things about the meat on your plate that you currently can ignore? Will we be able to effort not knowing things?

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