They referred to the tech in our lives as crutches...but not in a kind way.
Crutches that are making us less self-aware.Crutches that make us stupid.
As we move towards a new version of the Inter-web, the Internet of Things, my prediction is that this is only going to get worse.
What will life be like when we don't even need to think about opening our own garage doors?
When lights, heat, AC all anticipate where we will be and adjust themselves to our needs.
When our tech goes into sleep mode when we walk out the door and boots back up when we return.
What will life be like when we don't feel...cold?
At what point do we not feel...anything?
If we can design the world to revolve around us, if we can avoid the feelings that cause us to change our environments, we will live increasingly unaware of our own experience of those very environments.
What might a future Internet of Things bring us?
Increased self absorption; decreased self-awareness.
And that, well, might just be ironic.
What do you think? Join the conversation and let me know below.
