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Cooker: to what point does it matter what the non adopters say?
It all comes down to accepting the majorities vision of the future as they hope it will be or joining the minority that doesn't want what the masses want because it isn't a perfect solution.
In most cases I find myself having more in common with technology that makes life easier for the most people. Because we can't make everyone happy anyway.
Trying to stop progress hardly ever works. Yes it can be slowed down but one people start voting with their wallet the non adopters are doomed.
I don't know if I will ever see driverless cars become the norm but I believe I will live to see them get started.
To a degree it is a bit like watching the down fall of news papers. By the time I read a paper the news is old news. Like I said that might not be a bad thing.
It's not about stopping progress. It's about defining what progress really is, and what contributes to a healthier and happier lifestyle for most people. I'm not sure that more expensive transportation where one can read ads while traveling constitutes progress. I'm not sure that using technology to cram more cars on the road, increasing congestion and pollution--while making roads less accessible to cyclists and pedestrians--is progress either. I don't see why making it harder for people to get exercise while commuting is progress--especially when you already complain that people are too lazy.
I do think that autonomous automobiles will result in more cars on the road, not fewer. I don't think that the largest companies in the world are all of a sudden interested in establishing a "sharing economy" where there is no private ownership of automobiles. They're still interested in an economy where they can sell MORE cars, not fewer. That's not progress, it's a giant step backwards.
More bikes, not more cars!