- The idea that innovation and new technology have stopped driving growth is getting increasing attention. But it is not well founded
I think we're in a deep sigh right now. We've had several decades of frenetic "progress" and technological advance. The world is economically slumping at the moment, and we're all just catching our breath. Last year I had a million awesome ideas. Right now I'm desperately trying to find a job better than minimum wage coffee haggling, but my brain is mush and I've bought into the idea that life is short and difficult. The other thing that's happened is that we've left our bodies behind in many ways. Our children are riding the ether in school and at home, and even if they get outside and ride a bike or play basketball on the school team, they spend the rest of their hours doing what I'm doing right this second - conversing with the electric body of someone I may never meet, but nonetheless someone who is real and feels real to me. Our idea field hasn't quite caught up to the electric body but it will, and then all of us regular folk (as opposed to all those visionaries flying off into blackholes and stuff) will figure it all out.
Sometimes I feel the same way regarding my creativity being in a slump. But for me at least, it has to do with time. It's hard to create a bunch of work/art when you've got a 2 year old. I can no longer slip down in to my studio, guilt free. Unless it is after hours, I have to consider the opportunity costs.conversing with the electric body of someone I may never meet,
Someday, and it may be years from now, we will have a giant Hubski gathering for the southwest and I'm buying you a drink littlebirdie. We shall meet :-)
I am definitely up for a Husbki meetup! You will get so much inspiration from your wee one that it will make up for time slump a million times over. I miss those days, they were full of so much life.
This comment is over 4 years old. My 2 year old that we referenced is now a 6 year old. She's amazing. You were right, the amount of inspiration that my "wee one(s)" (I have a 3 year old son now) have given me is amazing. I write children songs, poems, draw pictures with them, paint etc. They're creativity embodied. We are born to create! Hope you are well birdie. If, per chance you read this, check out how my son came in to the world. Pretty awesome stuff, eh? Also, we gather every Wednesday to chat, share and be merry, in the pubksi. You should join us.
I wish I had the attention span to read this in it's entirely. I've for a while now agreed that it seems that most of the large "important" innovations have already been had. Sure, cell phones are getting more RAM and better processors. But in the end, they don't add any genuinely new beneficial features. All of them are still used to make calls and text. And that's just how it seems to be with everything. That any innovation is just tweaking the initial design a little bit. Perhaps my view on the issue will change once I read the entire article, but for now that's my stance. My parting question: What Will It Take For Us To Dream Again??
I've for a while now agreed that it seems that most of the large "important" innovations have already been had
My guess is that there was some kid back in the 1890's that said the same thing after the advent of the rotary dial. I've no doubt that there are some big "important" innovations heading our way. What are they? If I knew that, I'd be working to create and implement it myself. People are dreaming B_C. I guarantee it.
Well that was surprisingly inspirational. What could be the next big thing then? I think it'd have to do with how people communicate, I'd personally like to see an increase in an appreciation of nature. How can the two be connected?
I think the "next big thing" won't strictly apply to consumer tech. It will likely be in energy, manufacturing, robotics, transhumanism, genetics, or medicine. Who knows, really? We're living in a transition period. I think many of us feel the same way that the people who lived through the beginning of the Industrial Revolution feel. Dislocated, confused, somewhat aloof to all these lightspeed changes that are happening all around us. If someone told me 10 years ago that we would be on the cusp of manufacturing basic car parts in my own garage for my driverless car, I wouldn't understand how that would be feasible. We're heading into uncharted waters here BLOB, hold onto your butt!
You hit the nail on the head. I'm holding on, but for now it doesn't seem like I need a seatbelt. Hopefully soon we'll be going so quickly I'll not only need a seatbelt but to sign a waiver too.