It always feels like some form of VR tech comes out with some sort of fanfare and with a promise it will take over the world, but it never does.

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    The flying car,

    Those are called helicopters. They’re literally just cars but every advantage and every downside is amplified.

    They’re amazing for taking a small number of people somewhere, at massive cost to the surroundings. They’re noisy, take up a lot of space, require lots of specialized Infrastructure just for them and they are incredibly dangerous to their surroundings.

    cold fusion

    That’s not a technology, it’s a scam. Regular fusion is absolutely real, it’s just super complicated and hugely underfunded.