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Futureflux
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2023
Exploring social context around emerging technologies 🛠️ 🧐 🌎
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Apple Vision Pro will change you
Like many, I'm excited about Apple Vision Pro, and other upcoming virtual and augmented reality devices. But beyond fancy tech and the novel experiences it promises, these devices also carry obvious risks for our mental health.
In this video, I'm examining how high-fidelity VR can help people from mundane reality, and what sort of consequences this technology might have for vulnerable people.
**Some notes for my subscribers:**
• This video has lighter editing than my other videos. It's an opinion and commentary piece, and it has a more conversational style than my past work. Let me know what you think about all these changes :)
• I used DALLE-3 to generate some imagery to support the narrative. Consider this a creative experiment!
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**REFERENCES:**
• The Ethics of Realism in Virtual and Augmented Reality; Slater; Frontiers in Virtual Reality; www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2020.00001/full
• Hikikomori and Technology-Enabled Escapism: An Affordances and Constraints Perspective; Park, et al; aisel.aisnet.org/icis2020/societal_impact/societal_impact/1/
• Social Virtual Reality (VR) Involvement Affects Depression When Social Connectedness and Self-Esteem Are Low: A Moderated Mediation on Well-Being; Lee, et al; Frontiers in Psychology; www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.753019/full
• Hikikomori : Multidimensional understanding, assessment, and future international perspectives; Kato, et al; Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pcn.12895
In this video, I'm examining how high-fidelity VR can help people from mundane reality, and what sort of consequences this technology might have for vulnerable people.
**Some notes for my subscribers:**
• This video has lighter editing than my other videos. It's an opinion and commentary piece, and it has a more conversational style than my past work. Let me know what you think about all these changes :)
• I used DALLE-3 to generate some imagery to support the narrative. Consider this a creative experiment!
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**REFERENCES:**
• The Ethics of Realism in Virtual and Augmented Reality; Slater; Frontiers in Virtual Reality; www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2020.00001/full
• Hikikomori and Technology-Enabled Escapism: An Affordances and Constraints Perspective; Park, et al; aisel.aisnet.org/icis2020/societal_impact/societal_impact/1/
• Social Virtual Reality (VR) Involvement Affects Depression When Social Connectedness and Self-Esteem Are Low: A Moderated Mediation on Well-Being; Lee, et al; Frontiers in Psychology; www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.753019/full
• Hikikomori : Multidimensional understanding, assessment, and future international perspectives; Kato, et al; Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pcn.12895
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This is just another sales hype promotional presentation for what has become a multibillion USD industry to continue an experimental program that began in the 1950s. The sales pitches exclude critical assessments such as contained in the following You Tube video. How nuclear fusion (maybe) works (4) - reactor practicalities
This technology is set to revolutionize AI and our lives! SymthOS is at the forefront of these groundbreaking developments.
I imagine a future of self controlled ai killer drones ran on brain matter and they refuel by killing us. It might seem crazy but it’s not impossible that’s why everything doesn’t seem right there has to be a mass extinction before it’s gets worse
Interesting
Llies
He will never go to Mars. How dumb are you? Musk thinks he’ll be on mars in 5 years. Are you so stupid that you believe that? Do the math. Seriously, just do basic math on a napkin. How long to test propulsive landing on mars? How long?
20 years?!??!? Idk man I kinda wanna be an astronaut
Well, 20 years if there aren’t any major policy and funding changes for NASA, and if SpaceX is still chugging along 😅
STARTREK BABY. 🚀🚀
This transition is crazy
I want space elevator. There is my cool a## space elevator.
ftl propulsion one way or another
Starship will not ever be close to landing on the moon. Simple.
Imagine believing any of this is going to happen
Well, without this, any technology we enjoy today would have remained an idea 😅
Seems to be working so far
Wonder what the hourly pay will be for a production person
The current rate is around around $20 to $25 an hour, according to Payscale: www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Spacex/Hourly_Rate This probably won't change much
Bankruptcy will likely happen way before then. Likely before anyone gets to Mars
Possible, but I wouldn't bet against Musk here. While I'm definitely not a fanboy (considering his public behavior, eh), it's fair to give him credit for quite a bit of fiscal discipline he exercises when running companies.
There's nothing more important than space exploration. SpaceX already proved how efficient they are not only designing space tech, but also building bussiness around it. Go see numbers
Starlink pays for it.
Then why make it reusable?
so starships can return to earth
Starship can carry 100 tons of payload, which basically turns it into a freight train to space (the SpaceX Dragon craft is more like a pick up truck in that sense). From an economic perspective, this crazy capacity makes reusability super attractive in the short term to accelerate the development of cislunar space: • Refueling of other vehicles in LEO and beyond with fuel tanker Starships • Hauling payload to the Moon to set up and operate a waypoint base there Right now, there are public and private customers who are willing to pay for such services. That, in turn, will pay for the CapEx infra costs to set up Starship production facilities. Beyond that, the economics is a bit nebulous. Using Starships in cislunar space - sure, there's a clear market here. Using them to sling goods and people to Mars and never return - I have some doubts about this 😅
@@Futurefluxyou need multiple fights of tanker Starship(s) to refuel Moon- or Marsbound Starship in LEO for it to be able to go there, and for obvious reasons you want those tankers to be reusable.
@@FuturefluxThe market for this is barely there, be honest. And their 100ton claim is just that, a claim, they haven't done it. They also claim they can do launches at 1/1000th the price of others, but their last 2 launches almost costed 2b, but they claim they can do each for 50m. Adjust their tonnage claim accordingly
Facts. I agree. It can all go out with a whimper. I guess I'm biased toward an optimistic outlook because historically the "technology push" model of innovation has worked well enough to create new markets and industries. Although, its success rate is lower than the classic "market pull" model.
Just send up a bunch of Starships and duct tape them together. Done.
Well, considering SpaceX is building a Starfactory which, ideally, will be able to churn out 1 Starship per day, your idea doesn't seem too far off 😅
Isn’t that pretty risky because of debris?
Yep, and I'm sure they've thought about this. Need to dig into the tech a little more to understand how exactly they solve it, but my hunch is that they use plenty of composite layers within the shell (including woven Vectran) to drop the kinetic energy of micrometeorites to 0 without compromising the hull.
And how do the totally emersed VR users sustain the Real Reality life? Do others enable such existence? Is there any VR productive output to get paid for? Are there legit VR jobs?
There are also graphene based chips which will elevate clock speeds into THz range, also allowing better minituraziton and lower power.
banger content great research
Thank you! 🤓
Well researched & nicely presented. I think I better subscribe for more .
Thank you for the positive feedback! :)
I’m not a gamer but did monitor my child twenty some years ago become very consumed. I thought perhaps virtual environments might be a good tool to bring together global engineering teams. What you presented though seems to be a more comprehensive checking out of reality, and a sort of plugging into a matrix. I suspect that both physical and mental health are greatly affected though mental might be both detrimental and beneficial whereas physical would likely just be detrimental. I don’t think society can prosper and thrive in virtual reality. At some point society will collapse or people will have to unplug.
Thank you so much for sharing! I think VR is an amazing _tool_, but the moment we begin treating it as a substitute for real-life moments, we're in big trouble.
as soon as there's a VR environment where everyone laughs at your jokes and wants to fuck you, its over for the real world.
I can definitely see some issues with mental health and VR/AI. You raised a good point with the psychedelics and this technology. I can only imagine on what’s to come, but for now we just don’t have enough research because it’s such a new technology. Technology can be amazing but absolutely terrifying at the same time. We are going into the unknown here
I hope for the best, but can't shake the feeling that we're really at risk here, eh.
The complete escape from reality is terrifying. It's not a spiritual escape... it's a hell of our building. But the 36 year old mother of two who feels more connected to her virtual lover... is probably very unwell. And these capitalist tools will take all they can.
What your saying is true, I got into gaming young, was already "terminally online" at like age 8 Now im 36. It felt easier to communicate to people one on one growing up. But now its feeling more awkward and difficult to fluidly talk at itmes
Thank you for sharing 🙏 I relate to this a lot. I've always been a socially awkward dude on the spectrum, and it took me decades to feel comfortable in large groups of people, let alone talk to them (or to strangers). But I got better with practice. I think anyone can get to a good-enough level of comfort. It's just going to take longer than more "typical" folks.
I’ve combined psychedelics and social VR a couple times. In one situation I genuinely felt more connected and in the actual presence of my friends. I haven’t noticed any significant change outside of VR since those experiences. For context: I’m a dedicated meditator of over 20 years, and have a very sensitive relationship with my inner (psychological and emotional) experiences.
I’m happy to continue this exploration. For science!
i think since, life is a matter of perspective. These worlds/servers/forums/communities we surround ourselves in. No matter how we see it; if there's others in any place, anything new can be created. Escapism or a new world?
I’m tempted to try this, It sounds fascinating. I have an adverse reaction when It comes to a lot of psychedelics. I deal with a lot of anxiety in my life, and most “mind altering” substances just leave me in a panic state most of the time, especially weed. It used to not be like that until I got older which sucks. Maybe I need some serious therapy or something lol just wish I could enjoy an interesting trip once again without all the negativity
@@elew5142 I know how that is! I experimented with psychedelics a bit when I was younger and it was fun, then it became increasingly uncomfortable. I stopped for a decade, and dove even deeper into my meditative practices. I faced many of the sources of my anxiety in that time. I gradually became a more and more relaxed person, and it’s only recently I’m gently coming back to psychedelics. So if I were you, I’d stay away from them for the time being. Find a practice that works for you and dig consistently, there is much gold in there!
@@alanverduzco6513 I agree. I love thinking about the nature of VR as much as I enjoy using it. It really is just a new version of reality, its not better or worse, just different. Who is anyone to judge a person who spends their life in VR? I guarantee you that person is living a rich life and very likely providing value to those they spend time with.
Great video Ev! I got super worried when they announced the Vision Pro and I personally don't want to even try it myself. We'll see how it goes but the more the world goes digital, I start to crave real stuff. Maybe it won't turn out to be as bad as I think, but I don't have a good feeling about it.
Thanks, V! I'd love to try Vision Pro, but the potential risks to _my_ mental health make me less likely to purchase it as a consumer.
I went through a similar arc with depression before & during Covid, it hasn't disappeared but settled into a manageable low intensity form. The emerging tech will have good & bad effects before it settles into a status quo, but in the end, if it works to lessen isolation, or get you through the dark times, then it will be worth it.
Overall, yes. I think we'll find out how it influences the society once it's released. There's a good body of research that shows the efficacy of VR therapies for specific types of PTSD, so I remain hopeful that it won't be all doom and gloom, haha.
Ok I’ve given up on humanity, the more I look into this the worse it gets
I think we'll figure out a path forward :)
Let synthetic stem cells create a synthetic body for itself. Blam Real cyborgs
great content. pacing was really good and I loved the outtakes. keep it up!
Thank you 🙇♂️
We might have some construction available in space within this decade but it will be for use in space. I would say that short of raw materials that are in short supply here on earth, we will likely not source anything from space for at least another 15 years
Well, that depends on what we produce. We're certainly not going to manufacture anything consumer-facing there. However, making exotic materials for pharma or semiconductor R&D seems feasible.
@@Futureflux One of the other things that could happen to these materials is they can be bombarded by radiation. When you're talking about things that are so precise that you have to remove gravity from the equation, radiation becomes a big problem. And the cost would be exceedingly high. I don't know of anything that would be worth it to construct in space, we're pretty good at making nanomaterials here. It's mostly about figuring out how to configure them in the first place, which is driven by AI and expanding computational power. The impetus is low and the cost is high to do anything like that for more than just research. So I guess agree to disagree?
Good luck growing your channel. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos
Thank you! 🙏
I've been aimlessly wandering around the STEM regions of TH-cam lately, mostly listening to research studies as background noise while I'm doing something else. I've been listening to a lot of people like Kyle Hill, Veritasium, and others. When I clicked on your video, I thought you were another big production TH-camr like the people that I have been watching/listening to prior, assuming so by the way your video was structured and by the way I could tell how much effort went into it, it seemed like you had an entire team working with you on this research as so many other channels have. When I came down to the comment section to give you props on the video's high quality production and to thank you for offering the information through your video, I noticed there were only 6 other comments - way less than the couple hundred I'm used to getting lost into! I am absolutely stunned how small your channel is compared to the production of your videos and the quality of the information I got out of it. I sincerely hope that this channel catches mainstream TH-cam and that you can provide this sort of information to more people. Absolutely amazing job sir, I can't wait to see what the future holds for you on this site, and I am proud to be one of the first people to recognize your potential and to be a part of your following.
Thank you SO MUCH for this recognition, Mikey! 🙇♂️ It means more than you can imagine. These videos are a labor of love, and I work solo on research, scripting, and editing. My partner helps with camera work, thumbnails, and some early critique. As you can see by how small Futureflux is, I’m at the beginning of the TH-cam journey, and your support is quite literally a lifeline. Without it, I probably wouldn’t have the motivation to go on. You make all this work meaningful. Thank you for watching! 😇
Thank you so much! > I’ve subscribed and this is the first time since 2007 I’ve ever left a positive comment on a TH-cam video. 🤩 🤩 🤩 I'm so honored!
same
Loved the video Ev! Learned a lot, and the production is top-notch, keep it up!
Thank you, V! 🥰
I feel like this is gonna blow up, this content is amazing and for a video with only 111 views and 10 likes to have this caliber of quality is a damn crime.
Thank you! 🙇♂️ I’m at the mercy of the algorithm here 😅
Would like to have the link to muscle transplant robot
Here you go! th-cam.com/video/wd4YPsIh7h0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the informative video😇👍, it's really disturbing and my hope is to never build such a thing for so many reasons, but my question is why it's never enough for humans, we can live very happily with today's technology if we just share it equally
you did well to raise awareness of the problem of getting fragile space-made items safely back on earth
Amazing stuff.keep it up🎉
So glad you liked it!
Amazing content as usual
Thank you kindly!
SO Tech corp wants to go from type 0 to type 1 Civ aye! It's about time we try to reach it I've been waiting for that for the last 20 years. We could have already been there if not for all of the corruption we have to deal with on earth.
Hi..when this neuralink available to public to enhance mental health.....??? And neuralink can cure intrusive thoughts??
This tech is unrelated to what Neuralink is working on. If you're experiencing a mental health challenge, I encourage you to speak with a licensed medical professional 🙏
You are completely wrong. VARDA's reentry & delivery system is *Rocket Lab.* VARDA uses photon reentry capaules for their deliveries.
Ahem, I talk about their partnership in the video 🤷♂️
Varda's cargo is stuck in jn orbit due to idiots at the FAA.