Self-driving cars...

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by Paul F

The book 1984 scared a lot of people. But in a city, you are probably being recorded by a camera security camera most of the time you are in a commercial district. People in general, are not concerned. People completely expose their lives on facebook and are comfortable with it. So these things that were a concern for us in the past become pase' when they are actually implemented.

Fear of the unknown is common. But the youth does not have these fears. They easily adapt to the emerging technologies. The old people stagnate. So we'll drive our old manual car. The young people will leave us behind.

And be sure not to fly. The 28,000 flights flown in the US every day have no physical connection between the stick and the controls. It's all computers. Not only that, the pilot and first officer are largely along for the ride like you.

Thanks for that! Now I feel even older!!
I somehow keep thinking of the Orwell book though....