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What could kill/replace YouTube?
3 points by askmany on July 7, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments
What kind of a tech or an idea can probably replace youtube? in a decade or before An idea which could change human behaviour from video to some other form


What kind of a tech or an idea can probably replace youtube?

Perhaps a headset that induces signals into the brain that allows one to fully experience memories including all senses or real-time live moments and all senses of someone else. Assuming bandwidth and storage are not an issue... There have been movies based on this idea. People could effectively live through other people and experience things that they would otherwise never be able to experience. There would probably be an underground market to acquire illegal experiences. People could also learn first hand how to do anything. People could in effect go anywhere. Maybe people could even experience first hand what it is like to be any animal assuming the interface could translate the signals. Experience real-time a person tight-rope walking a cable strung between two sky-scrappers? Talk about stress, there is no fast-forward or skipping. One would experience everything they experience.

A potential downside may be the periodic interruption forcing one to experience themselves saying, "Brought to you by Carls Jr".


Warning from Being John Malkovich, don't tune into yourself, it's weird.

Not a fan of reality TV so I would pass on this.


:)




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