sjvnMay 15, 2023
Tech Hype 2023: The Short Version.
Show threadMatt HellerMay 16, 2023
@sjvn Are self-driving cars closer to metaverse or to nft?
Show threadJeremy List
@mh @sjvn self-driving cars are at least something that would be useful if they actually existed. (I'd say it's not even that mysterious how one could actually be made but getting it right is easier said than done)
May 16, 2023 at 1:59amWeb
Show threadMatt HellerMay 16, 2023

@jeremy_list @sjvn The topic is hype, not theoretical utility. 🙂

I remember (~7 years ago?) when techies had fever dreams about human drivers being banned in cities so that networked cars could zip and weave through intersections without stopping, a car could pay for itself with robotaxi mode, uber could be profitable, all definitely happening within "just a few years". The amount of hand waving could have powered a wind farm.

Show threadsjvnMay 16, 2023
@jeremy_list @mh I hate driving--there I said it--and I'd love to have true self-driving cars, but I don't see it happening within this decade.
Show threadMatt HellerMay 16, 2023
@sjvn @jeremy_list Our societal over-dependence on cars would still be terrible even if they were all electric and self driving. These trends are just corporations chasing money.