Originally published at: A snapshot of life in Los Angeles, 2021 | Boing Boing
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2041 version: The delivery drone pepper sprays the homeless guy for looking at it funny. The homeless man receives a fine on his mobile device for felony interfererence with a business model.
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The internet was a mistake.
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I feel like I didn’t move far enough away from the city[s]. WTF are we doing as human beings?
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Finding newer methods of being the same old kind of shitty to other human beings.
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I saw a similar scene myself last week at 3rd Street Promenade. Add in the wealthy tourists walking past with bags from high-end stores and all the masks and we’re definitely in Bruce Sterling or Neal Stephenson novel territory.
I’m just hoping we can still avoid Gibson or Womack territory.
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And I’m reminded that these “autonomous” delivery robots rely heavily (i.e. are basically remotely piloted) by human operators located in areas/countries with lower wages…
Hey homeless guy, if only you moved to Estonia, you could be operating that robot (for 3.48 euros an hour)!
2041?
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The science fiction of the past warned us of such futures, and yet, here we are.
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The Bell Riots in 2024…
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what is the criminal penalty for flipping the delivery robot onto its back?
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