Comment Re:non-corporeal evolution? (Score 1) 27
Why is there so much effort in making things effortless? No mechanical buttons, no leavers, no wheels.... Are humans trying to evolve into non-corporeal beings?
Refer to Platonism then skip to Descartes "Cogito Ergo Sum" and finish it off with the wide spread application and industrialization of digital technologies
We need tactile feedback, and physical effort to operate, be efficient and accurate and help our brains learn new tasks.
Completely agree, there are many other HCI technologies in the works, mainly in haptics. The visual component however cannot be ignored as a queuing signal.
We have evolved in a physical world. I'm certain there will be more and more consequences on health with these technologies including obesity, RSI, tendon and muscle damage, nervous system complaints, depression and other mental illnesses.
This is true, although it isn't as if there isn't oversight into the development and proliferation of the technology. There is continued development in non invasive brain computer interfaces like NeuroSky,Emotiv and BrainPut. Other personal growth technologies like Fitbit,Fuelband and Jawbone are examples in the rapidly growing life tracking/"Quantitative Self" movement; technologies to make users more aware and motivate them to healthier life styles. I don't believe I formatted that nicely. Nonetheless...
