Name: 【TED】Chuck Nice: A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology (A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology | Chuck Nice)
Uploaded: 2018-02-27T22:06:25.000Z
Duration: 10 min 43 s
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Future tech always comes with two things: promise

And it's those consequences that I want to explore.

And before we get to how future tech may affect us,

I'd like to spend a little time exploring the unintended consequences

Social media, a few short years ago, was the tech of future you.

Social media was supposed to bring us together

These three girls are talking to one another

without the awkward discomfort of eye contact.

We were supposed to be caught up in a communication tsunami,

the likes of which the world has never seen.

(Sings) One of these things is not like the other.

If you picked the guy with the book, you're wrong --

or, as a certain president would say, "Wrong!"

Clearly, three of these guys are reading,

and one guy, on the end, is listening to music

or are we just more connected to our devices?

Social media was supposed to place us in a veritable town square,

where we could engage one another with challenging ideas and debates.

"Chuck, no one wants to hear your stupid, ill-informed political views!

Now, the great thing about that tweet if you look at it,

just like most trolls, it's not that bad,

because he wished "leporsy" on me instead of "leprosy,"

Along with trolls, we got a brand new way of torturing teenagers --

A concept that my 75-year-old mother just can't seem to wrap her head around.

"Well, why don't you just turn off the internet?"

"Your whole generation is a bunch of wussies."

And I don't even want to talk about what social media has done to dating.

I was on Grindr until I found out it wasn't a sandwich app.

except for the fact that if you think there is a limit

to the amount of anonymous sex we can have on this planet,

Well, let's just jump right in and play the hits.

Something that has already been around for many years,

just without the assistance of computers.

Because for years, we have been driving while texting,

The other thing is that since driverless cars will be shared,

The DMV -- I know what you're saying right now.

"There's no way this guy is going to stand up here

Well, I don't know about you, but I do not want to live in a world

and disaffected, soulless bureaucrats remind me

that I am pretty damn lucky not to work here.

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【TED】Chuck Nice: A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology (A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology | Chuck Nice)

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