Things We'll Laugh At in 30 Years

Hanging with other parents of children who are between high school and college, a fellow dad was talking about the things our children take for granted today,that we didn't even dream about thirty years ago. He folded this into the question, what will their children look back on and consider primitive, out-dated or laughable thirty years from now? Here's my short list.

Facebook (Unless it Takes Over the World)

Though considered a juggernaut by many, Facebook is vulnerable on several fronts. It could easily be dropped en masse out of boredom or a sudden interest in personal mental health. Or supplanted by a better or completely different technology, unless they buy that technology and Take Over the World. In which case, we may be saluting the flag of Zuckerberg.

Game Consoles

The general notion of Couch Potato syndrome, and something as primitive as sitting in one place to play a game -- well that will seem totally crazy when augmented reality puts the game all around you.

Siri 1.0

When it first came out, many people were wow'ed by Siri, at least in principle. But the first three demos I got of it fell flat. Siri couldn't understand or misinterpreted what was being asked, sometimes in hilarious ways.

Car Chase Scenes

"In a world..." where all the cars are robotic and self-driving, the notion that people could chase each other up the wrong side of the 405 -- well the Back to the Future 2 hoverboard scenes will look more realistic by comparison.