As a young person I am constantly baffled by people older than me who simply don’t move with the times.
What do you mean you are still using a Nokia 3310? You were there when they went out of fashion but when newer, better technology arrived you chose to have a brick?
But now, as my knees creak with every step, I think I finally get it.
I’ve started asking, “Does WhatsApp really need built-in AI?”
I mean, we can all agree it doesn’t, right?
I’m also terrified of new technology, especially moving robots. I hate them.
Those Boston Dynamics dog things? Burn them. They freak me out to the highest degree.
I just don’t think they should jump like that.
When I ask, “Do fridges really need screens?” I hear echoes of the past asking, “Do we really need telephones? Telegrams work just as well.”
As a Black Mirror fan, each new system update and AI debut makes me feel like I’m in an episode.
And we willingly give ourselves to it! I mean, the AI now has our voices, faces, location — and at this point, I wouldn’t be shocked if it had my soul.
I remember when smart boards in school had to be calibrated, and now there’s the new Apple Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset.
How does anyone keep up? Does anyone trust anything anymore? I know we all don’t trust printers.
It’s easy to fall into loving it, though. When ChatGPT launched, I spent hours just seeing what happened when I put in different prompts.
What I’m trying to say is that when my granny says she doesn’t like iPads, I understand.
One day I’m going to be holding on to my iPhone 13 the same way people hold on to their Nokia 3310s, while you all sell your souls to the latest microchip.