In the last 35 years, there have been a tiny number of truly revolutionary technologies that change everything: the web, mobile, and artificial intelligence. We can fight it, or we can guide it. But trust has eroded. To succeed we have to rebuild it. Move fast and break things will be a disaster.
@manton That's a really good point about trust. That theme keeps recurring at every level, from national politics down to my workplace. I don't have any idea how such trust should be built with large corporations--but it will be essential if I'm ever going to think they're out to do anything but take advantage of me for their own profit.
@jabel Yep. The default is now skepticism and distrust. People are tired of getting burned by putting their faith in corporations.
@manton Inventions and technology go much, much further than consumer tech. Think of things like water purification, medical imaging, etc. Just because it isn’t visible in daily life doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.
@manton I'd call 2001 to 2010 The Decade of Trust, except for 2001, 2008-2010, because of events in those years.
Corporations thrived in that period and they got everyone used to the idea of online life via trust. And then, trust started going kaput.
@manton Fully agree, we opened this particular Pandora's box far too quickly. Instead of locking down access and proceeding slowly and cautiously when it was just a basic supplemental tool, we allowed vested corporate interests, greed, and abuse to take over. As with all things capitalist these days, the result shouldn't surprise anyone.
