[jakelazaroff]

> And it's already happening; nobody can stop it, no matter how many pearls you clutch.

Sure we can. It’s not an act of god. Nothing about technology is inevitable or emergent. If it happens, it will happen because people chose to make it so.

And there’s nothing binding us to that choice, even if it is “just a step further than what already exists”. We can choose something else.

[justanotherguy0]

Yup nothing binds us to that choice.

Just like nobody was forced to buy a model T. Nobody was forced to plug their phone line into their computer. Nobody was forced to get a streaming box.

This is happening because people desire it on the margin. And the network effects will make it more attractive each time somebody adopts it.