> ad blocking,

:))) i somehow suspect that the "full mediated reality" would be an exact opposite - a new ad medium where you'd have very hard time avoiding the ads. I mean compare placing an ad on real Golden Gate Bridge vs. placing it on the Bridge in your AR.

I ad block the internet, I would not use service/tech (such as cable TV or pos Hulu) that does not let me (mostly) avoid ads.

But mostly when people reach for their phone they are just looking for a distraction. When you are walking down the street you don't need to read status updates because you don't need to be distracted (most of the time). And if you want some entertainment music or audibooks are much more fun than status updates and weather information. People rarely navigate on foot and are probably not actively researching their location when they do. I agree that this kind of information is useful but the form factor is just to cumbersome for everyday use.

> When you are walking down the street you don't need to read status updates because you don't need to be distracted (most of the time).

Don't you? That's exactly when I pick up my phone; unless I have something to think through, walking to/back from work, etc. feels like a waste of time for me so I do want to do something then (read, reply to emails), or at least distract myself with social media.

I guess I'm not most people. When I'm walking down street I want

- map, with routes etc. proximity of my "friends" - location direction distance to cops (like weekend downtown horse patrol's ) - ability to overlay datasets (crime, traffic, business ratings, etc) - notice of interesting history/landmarks (basically wikipedia) - notice/splice with local news (yesterday this happened here). - notice/splice with events (in hour so and so will be signing books at store on your left), tonight x band is playing at bar on right. - splice with my notes of place, when/how often here, money spent, stuff ordered, etc.

I want augmented memory and senses.

pie in the sky, I want it to face recognition and tell me the name and why I know guy (which I don't remember) who is talking at a me like he knows me.