[Newsbot]

Title: The revolt against Google �Glassholes�
Category: Tech
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2014-07-16 00:52:46

[saturn_656]

Jesus Christ I've never seen so many internet tough guys on one comment board.

[bootlegga]

I have to admit it sounds pretty cool and wouldn't mind getting one. Just like computers and smartphones, wearable tech will almost certainly be commonplace someday.

It's just that today isn't that day. Until the price comes down and average people can get them, they'll be a tool for the elite and that will maintain the distrust that exists about them.

[BartSimpson]

I've no idea why anyone would be upset about Google Glass when they're being surveilled by the NSA on their own smartphone 24/7/365...even if the damned thing is 'off'.

Not to mention that many of the very same people objecting to Google Glass would likely think a Go-Pro camera on someone's person would be 'cool'.

[xerxes]

I think it's more a backlash against google that'll anything. In San Francisco there have protests about google shuttle buses and various ol related things because the perception is that the all the tech firms are coming in and gentrifying the city and pricing the locals out of the market.

[bootlegga]

xerxes xerxes:

I think it's more a backlash against google that'll anything. In San Francisco there have protests about google shuttle buses and various ol related things because the perception is that the all the tech firms are coming in and gentrifying the city and pricing the locals out of the market.

That's interesting, because Google's head office is in Palo Alto and based on those I know who work there, most employees live relatively close by, not down the interstate in San Fran an hour away. Maybe it's a perception thing instead of reality.

[xerxes]

A bit of that. But twitter recently moved is main operations to SF and there a lot of other tech firms as well in the greater SF area who are making it a tech hub of sorts.

The other problem with tech firms is that while they bring money into a city, they don't bring a lot of other jobs with them compared to more traditional industries.