And it sucks…

If anything, Elon Musk is a master of PR. He is a master of Hype. But not all his illusions turn out to be a success. Remember Hyperloop? I am personally not against technology, quite the opposite but I am a technology sceptic. Dependence on technology keeps people vulnerable and enslaved. Also, seeing technology as a panacea to world’s problems is wrong…

Self-driving cars were all the hype for many years now and nobody has yet come up with a working and safe, commercially viable vehicle.

But if anyone runs a fleet of these robo-taxis, especially in an urban area with a high density of wealthy individuals, he could be making a killing. No need to pay drivers. If this makes it possible to replace the car entirely, this creates extra money in people’s pockets. Cars are already expensive, in the UK having a car and paying for road tax, congestion charges, and insurance can cost several thousand pound per year.

Come to think of it, a humanoid robot is such a cringe technology. What tasks would it be able to perform? Besides, the joy of living is doing many of these tasks yourself. So on one hand, I would not mind a robot that would clean my AirBNB, so I can dedicate my time to something else but cleaning it myself is also good.