Sometimes, when looking at those weird solutions that people came up with in the past, i wonder what we in the present have, that people in 150 years look at with a snarky comment.
I think those bulky VR Headsets, the Humane AI Pin and the Cybertruck are all good examples for this category.
You got to wonder, who were bankrolling these crazy looking ventures and why? Was it eccentric and wealthy personalities, or passionate and dogged craftsman? Maybe there was a similar aspect to pursue and develop absurd engineering spectacles for viral entertainment and publicity? Just like today with the YouTube content creator scene? E.g instead of customizing a expensive early combustion engine for a absurdly large mono wheel, we now outfit absurdly expensive Tesla vehicles with antique wagon wheels for the views:
Sometimes, when looking at those weird solutions that people came up with in the past, i wonder what we in the present have, that people in 150 years look at with a snarky comment. I think those bulky VR Headsets, the Humane AI Pin and the Cybertruck are all good examples for this category.
You got to wonder, who were bankrolling these crazy looking ventures and why? Was it eccentric and wealthy personalities, or passionate and dogged craftsman? Maybe there was a similar aspect to pursue and develop absurd engineering spectacles for viral entertainment and publicity? Just like today with the YouTube content creator scene? E.g instead of customizing a expensive early combustion engine for a absurdly large mono wheel, we now outfit absurdly expensive Tesla vehicles with antique wagon wheels for the views:
https://youtu.be/Qq5Q1qKW-1g?t=390