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by footy15 hours ago |
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upvoteby lorecore14 hours ago|
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Agreed. A lot of Google products feel anti-social (like Google glass). They are definitely missing a human touch. Perhaps a byproduct of elitism and leet code grind filtering of employees mixed with founder personality.
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upvoteby schnitzelstoat5 hours ago|
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I can actually see more use-cases for Google Glass tbh - having a HUD would be useful when using Google Maps for example, like a fighter pilot.

And being able to take photos/videos with the glasses (like the Meta ones nowadays) is really useful with my kid because he often does funny or cute stuff and I don't have time to pull my phone out to take a video/photo of it. I guess it could be useful for video calls too so my parents can see him.

But I just don't see anyone sitting in an office, or even at home, talking to their computer. It's really only useful for hands-free settings like when you are driving, or in the kitchen etc.

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upvoteby skydhash42 minutes ago|
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> he often does funny or cute stuff and I don't have time to pull my phone out to take a video/photo of it.

IMO, that’s the anti social part. Why is a phone butting in your relation with your kid? I only have a few pictures taken when I was a kid (and most were for some grand occasion). And I’m happy that was the case because of so many cringeworthy things I did.

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upvoteby _def13 hours ago|
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Nothing else expected - one of the examples in this very article marks some text in a doc and prompts "make this more human"
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upvoteby sipjca12 hours ago|
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thats incredible
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upvoteby notatoad10 hours ago|
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somebody the other day described google products as being a 22 year old imagining what their dad would want, and that feels very true to me.
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upvoteby order-matters14 hours ago|
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yeah, i understand the frustration of needing to do all the communication through typing and clicking and that it can feel limiting - but i want the computer to be less demanding of my physical reality not more. i want to be able to talk to someone on the phone, work on something ith my hands, and still successfully manage my compute tasks. improvement can only be made by requiring less attention to hte screen and less hand movements, not adding in anything new like voice
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upvoteby mikeocool10 hours ago|
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Yeah, I talk to someone on google meet who will seamlessly transition between talking to me and talking to Claude while on the call, and it is extremely annoying.
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upvoteby skydhash14 hours ago|
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> i want to be able to talk to someone on the phone, work on something with my hands, and still successfully manage my compute tasks.

Maybe you can share a scenario for that one? I can’t figure a scenario where all of this needs to be true. It seems like a recipe for accidents.

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upvoteby duskdozer10 hours ago|
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It's not exactly "compute tasks" in this sense, but online gaming is similar. People are constantly talking to each other while managing multiple other kb/mouse inputs at the same time.
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