Note to technology: I’m Fucking Bored.
Hey…programmers and engineers and industrial designers. You’re boring me to death. And I’m your market, or “audience” so you should probably listen.
Web 2.0 is boring me. Social networking is in a lull. My iPhone is…well, broken…but otherwise until the damn 2.0 update it’s a bore. What happened to technology in 2008. Give me a robot or a freaking flying car. Quit waiting on Apple and Steve Jobs to bail you out - if the Macbook Air is any indication it’s not happening anytime soon. Somebody…please…make something really cool. Kluster.com had me really excited for a bit. Then, it seemed no one was going to follow through on the cool ideas.
Maybe I need a logo project. I definitely DON’T need a new hobby. I’m reading about neuroplasticity and the power of the brain as a force on the body, perception, attention, etc. It’s awesome, and puts the reality of the mind into an almost “Matrix” like discussion. “Do you really think that’s air your breathing…” said Morpheus to Neo. But unlike Neo, I can’t fly or dodge bullets (which would probably keep me entertained.) No, instead I’m blogging and twittering and listening to people like Robert Scoble NOT create cool things (he just talks about cool things other people do, and frankly there hasn’t been much of that lately.)
So, here I am. Fucking bored. Thank god the TV writers strike is over.
2 comments
Technology for the sake of technology is always going to leave you.. numb. Just because a new movie is in hi-def 3D doesn’t mean it will be good. It has to be a GOOD movie first. The truth is that technology has just made it easier for anyone with the inclination to create content, and, unfortunately, it has led to a wave of mediocrity in content. Technology is the devil.
Totally true - content will always be king, but I’m fascinated with the innovation over the last year or so. The web 2.0 bubble is almost over, and we’re at least 6 months or so from 3.0 start-ups. Mostly - the iPhone is great and it made me want more, but the software just hasn’t been delivered yet. Technology isn’t the devil. It is wonderfully naughty though.
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