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- Aug 2023
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We are already seeing the emergence of ‘tech-free’ camps and vacation packages. Experiencing life ‘offline’ will become a generational goal, much like the Millennial generation introduced ride sharing and home sharing. Ironically, it will be technology that enables this trend, and premiums will be paid for uninterrupted time to focus or to simply enjoy being alive. This may also indicate a new kind of disparity between economic strata, with the more-wealthy affording privacy, peace and quiet while the lower strata remain fodder for 24/7 social media aggregators and botnets.
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- We are already seeing the emergence of
- ‘tech-free’ camps and
- ' tech-free' vacation packages
- Experiencing life ‘offline’ will become a generational goal,
- much like the Millennial generation introduced ride sharing and home sharing.
- Ironically, it will be technology that enables this trend, and premiums will be paid for uninterrupted time to focus or to simply enjoy being alive.
- This may also indicate a new kind of disparity between economic strata, with
- the more-wealthy affording privacy, peace and quiet while
- the lower strata remain fodder for 24/7 social media aggregators and botnets.
- We are already seeing the emergence of
- author: Sam Adams
- 24 year veteran of IBM
- senior AI research scientist, RTI International
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