All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro

Tim Urban · 9 Feb 2024 · waitbutwhy.com ↗

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Augmented reality and virtual reality are no longer separate categories, but points on one continuum.

Their wordsAnd it's a general reminder that AR and VR2 being separate categories is a thing of the past.
Our reading
Virtual-reality hangouts are the next step in humanity's long effort to close the gap of physical distance in communication.

Their wordsIt's the next step in a centuries-long human mission to conquer long-distance.
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Technological progress looks smooth and exponential from a distance but is actually made of individual S-curves up close.

Their wordsIf you zoom out on a story of technology, you usually see a big exponential curve. But if you look at the curve up close, you see that it's wavy, made of S-curves.