My Twitter community across the English speaking world seems to have collectively surpassed some critical mass, and now everybody urgently wants to MEET each other. It's because the internet is ... not enough. It's a means, not an end. Time to work on the geography now.
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Good point - I see internalised screens (ear implants, lenses and other more invasive wearables and then BMI) as something potentially moving physicality to the next level. Not sure it will replace togetherness, but augmenting it: sure.
The level of fidelity required is IMO a long ways off. Tremendous information transfer happens face-to-face, and we haven't come close to replicating it with video + audio. Improving human movement/access to intellectual/creative hubs will be a good buy for decades to come
