It probably has something to do with the imminent disappearance of the middle class.
Forget 5-star hotels. Remember those movies from the 80s when young people have been traveling only with a tent and sleeping bags? This is where everything is going.
One can only hope that "qualified consumer" approach to managing a society is not going to be replaced with the "social ratings and surveillance" approach.
Apple can easily segue-way into
“Social Ratings and a surveillance approach”. Once Tim Cook moves on after his brilliant run, Apple management will see the value of eliminating the barriers to privacy Cook misguidedly put in place (But his overall tenure has been magnificent). There are
many many more billions of dollars to make opening the platform up to transparent, continuous surveillance, anonymous data gathering of
Devices (IoT) And Users!!. And with that data— Social platforms will better serve their patrons. By winnowing out the vast masses who bring little or nothing to the
Metaverse. We can finally have social groupings based on income/class/education/ and intellect! As well was style, humor and iconoclasm. And offer a more specified menu to those who prefer ‘kinky” ‘twisted” and the thrillingly “vile” amongst us! Yes there will be accelerated totalitarian momentum as well. But that dystopia is inevitable. Smart writers of the analog era warned us. As a
misanthrope, a
cynic and a
pessimist, it is a
Fantastic time to be alive! And to think that
Apple will be among the important vehicles to usher us into a new open-world filled with danger and opportunity where you will carve your destiny!! Darwin is surely aroused!!
Bring it!!!!
