Re:Deldo is a sex toy control and teledildonics mode for Emacs
by xg15 on Saturday November 13, 2021 @08:50AM
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> I think this is a fantastic example of where we should be heading in the future... but individuals able to customise common software for their individual needs.
Indeed, we should. But economic incentives and the adoption patterns of greater society seem to point in the exact opposite direction.
Actually tinkering with software is still seen and arcane and nerdy, even after computers now permeate half of society.
The popular view on computers is still that they are "magic" - either "good magic" in the form of shiny devices that "just work" or as "evil magic" in the form of hackers doing unspeakable things.
Other examples of widespread adoption of technological innovation don't give a lot of hope either: We all are surrounded by artificial materials, processed food and extremely complex electronic devices every day - more or less the case for the last 200 years.
Nevertheless it has not led to everyone having some basic knowledge in molecular science or electronics. Instead, most people have simply given up on understanding their surroundings and are effectively treating those advances them like magic: either enthusiastically accepting them or tolerating them but longing back to some ostensible simpler times where you wouldn't have to deal with them.
And both the industry and regulators are perfectly fine with this: For the industry, a certain amount of ignorance is vital to be able to sell products or services at all.
For regulators, its far easier to have a few big platforms than to have a myriad of individuals that you have to convince.
I absolutely believe your vision of the future would eventually be better for everyone - but right now, the "agriculture" vision seems a lot more likely to me, unless something will significantly change in the future.
Indeed, we should. But economic incentives and the adoption patterns of greater society seem to point in the exact opposite direction.
Actually tinkering with software is still seen and arcane and nerdy, even after computers now permeate half of society.
The popular view on computers is still that they are "magic" - either "good magic" in the form of shiny devices that "just work" or as "evil magic" in the form of hackers doing unspeakable things.
Other examples of widespread adoption of technological innovation don't give a lot of hope either: We all are surrounded by artificial materials, processed food and extremely complex electronic devices every day - more or less the case for the last 200 years.
Nevertheless it has not led to everyone having some basic knowledge in molecular science or electronics. Instead, most people have simply given up on understanding their surroundings and are effectively treating those advances them like magic: either enthusiastically accepting them or tolerating them but longing back to some ostensible simpler times where you wouldn't have to deal with them.
And both the industry and regulators are perfectly fine with this: For the industry, a certain amount of ignorance is vital to be able to sell products or services at all.
For regulators, its far easier to have a few big platforms than to have a myriad of individuals that you have to convince.
I absolutely believe your vision of the future would eventually be better for everyone - but right now, the "agriculture" vision seems a lot more likely to me, unless something will significantly change in the future.