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Reminder of the backlash Google Duplex experienced 7 years ago: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/11/google-du...

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I remember how hated Google Glass was. Typing this while wearing my Raybans in public and nobody bats an eye at the cameras I’m pointing at them now…

does anyone have any idea what they are?

Given the amount of advertising, I’d think so. I think people just got used to see big cameras pointed at them all the time

I think google just got unlucky and got caught in a social media storm. Sometimes outrage gains traction, sometimes it doesn't. Though, it has become normalized to just record random people in public and post them to the internet.

That isn't random though, the news conglomerate hates Google for eating their lunch so whenever Google does something they always write articles to try to generate outrage.

You're right, but people ain't ready to hear that story yet.

People are not as naive as you think. They know everyone is looking out for their own interests, and that money rules everything.

The problem isn't that people aren't ready to hear the shocking revelations about the news being biased, it is that individuals don't want to be the odd one out. One person outraging over the total legitimate concern of being recorded in public with cameras on glasses gets laughed at. But if you get enough people at once to get upset then it becomes a movement.

If you think that people don't care about all these things that make life actively worse for the aggregate but are useful for individuals, then you are mistaken. They are just willing to go along with it if it appears everyone else is.

Also, there are only so many “fucks” anyone can give. People would rather conserve them towards things like not blowing up their personal relationships, or keeping their job, rather than some random social activist cause - unless that social activist cause is personal, or becomes worthwhile for other reasons.

The attempts aren't random, but the successes aren't guaranteed either. Just because someone tries to make a scene, doesn't mean it happens.

There are attempts to manufacture outrage constantly happening. Every day. But very few actually gain traction, let along make it to the mainstream.

Where do those raybans send the data?

With Google, the correct answer is "to every advertising company on the face of the earth"...

It’s safe to assume the same (or worse) from Meta

Ah they're Facebook's. iForgot.

I'm also astounded at the sea change. People were getting beaten by members of the public for wearing Glass. Now it's just a nothingburger.

One of those things about not wanting to be the first mover.

I won’t talk to anyone wearing a camera or earbuds. It’s just very off putting.

This is not Google though.

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