i’m talking about things we use without a second thought that might seem utterly ridiculous or inefficient in 50-100 years. like landlines or vhs players seemed to us. what’s your pick?

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    23 days ago

    Analog clocks. Digital is so much easier.

    Fillings and crowns. The dentist will regrow teeth.

    Flashlights. You mean you carry a lighting device that does nothing else, when your phone can do that plus a million other things?

    Keys. We’ll likely carry a fob for most things. They’ll be programmable to allow us to adapt to our locks, like a universal TV remote.

    Fax machines in government. Someone in government will finally realize scan to email is so much cleaner.

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      23 days ago

      Digital clocks might be easier for you, but not everyone. I chunk my time and looking at an analog clock helps me to visualize everything I’m going to be doing. I can’t do that with a digital clock. I will be the dinosaur clutching my analog clock when I’m old lol.