this wonderful article overlaps with your recent articles about education, because if people understood the vast treasure trove of information at their fingertips, beyond the mainstream narrative, they might respond differently to the way the authorities constantly try to nudge us
Humanity's worst case scenario for the mobile phone was beautifully (and tragically) summarised in the Steve Cutts animation 'Mobile World'
Maybe Cutts' depiction is too negative, but he does have a point to consider especially the herded sheep effect which can often be witnessed just by walking from the station to the office and vice versa
If smartphones were not intended to increase our knowledge and ability to construct opinions based on (uncensored) information, then perhaps the herding of humanity is the intent. After all, didn’t Tony Blair, the self appointed overlord for change of humanity once declare that humans could only have their freedoms with mandatory digital ID ?
With the era of AI-enabled queries now with us, it's time to think how Big Brother will turn this into a money machine that benefits corporations over consumers. The provision of free search in return for unlimited advertising, while hugely profitable, seems unambitious for the likes of Google and Microsoft. Advertising is so hit and miss, there must be a more direct path to our wallets and minds.
this wonderful article overlaps with your recent articles about education, because if people understood the vast treasure trove of information at their fingertips, beyond the mainstream narrative, they might respond differently to the way the authorities constantly try to nudge us
Humanity's worst case scenario for the mobile phone was beautifully (and tragically) summarised in the Steve Cutts animation 'Mobile World'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUW1wjlKvmY
Maybe Cutts' depiction is too negative, but he does have a point to consider especially the herded sheep effect which can often be witnessed just by walking from the station to the office and vice versa
If smartphones were not intended to increase our knowledge and ability to construct opinions based on (uncensored) information, then perhaps the herding of humanity is the intent. After all, didn’t Tony Blair, the self appointed overlord for change of humanity once declare that humans could only have their freedoms with mandatory digital ID ?
Many thanks John.
With the era of AI-enabled queries now with us, it's time to think how Big Brother will turn this into a money machine that benefits corporations over consumers. The provision of free search in return for unlimited advertising, while hugely profitable, seems unambitious for the likes of Google and Microsoft. Advertising is so hit and miss, there must be a more direct path to our wallets and minds.