Welcome to the future
Today, I feel genuinely that technology is starting to stop being technology in the best possible way. My feelings are that up until very recently we’ve been bombarded by artifacts of technology: screens and processors, programs and databases. I like these things, but they’re not what I want in my life.
Today, I own a magic window that displays maps of the entire world, finds recipes, plays movies, becomes a Go board. Instantly. I have worldwide telepathy able to effortlessly send messages to people across the room or the planet. I’m writing words that are both visible anywhere on the globe and will likely be permanently archived for the foreseeable human future.
Tablet, cell phone, internet. These words don’t matter.
Really, I’m just after the super powers.
The more things shift toward that side of the equation, the happier I’ll become. It doesn’t have to be technology, though I think technology is cool. I’m also very comfortable with magic. This is the future, after all.
