Google Glass hands-on: Not a good device for consumers

Re:Google Glass hands-on: Not a good device for consumers by Delenda on Thursday May 09, 2013 @01:39PM (#5681808)

"It’s robbing you of the joy of actually experiencing your life. You’ll realize it the first time you step in dog shit or have your girlfriend get mad at you for not listening to her or lose your kid in a store."

Last two things there? Both of them of them? It's you being a terrible person. Stop blaming technology for letting you be awful and blame yourself for being awful.

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Re:Google Glass hands-on: Not a good device for consumers by chadrs on Thursday May 09, 2013 @01:59PM (#5681932)

I don't believe the world is filled with "terrible" people. I do believe the world is filled with people who use their smartphones in inappropriate situations all the time.

There's a discrepancy here, and it's clear new tech is being consumed faster than we can propagate the social norms around the tech.

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Re:Google Glass hands-on: Not a good device for consumers by derefr on Thursday May 09, 2013 @01:55PM (#5681904)

Couldn't agree more. If you have your priorities straight, communication tools can be wonderful--in this case, for example, letting you do a "hangout" with said girlfriend while stuck at work for lunch. When you screw up your priorities, all communication tools begin to look evil.

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Re:Google Glass hands-on: Not a good device for consumers by bradwestness on Thursday May 09, 2013 @02:06PM (#5681973)

Yeah, I'm not about to buy Google Glass any time soon, but arguing about it ruining your life is kind of like claiming that having a GPS robs you of all the fun of getting lost and knowing how to fold roadmaps

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