zaveri

I have never used i-pods and tablets or any of the advanced electronic junk.

And i will never ever use Google glass . so i have nothing to worry about.

Kaustubh Katdare

Well, an argument can be made that computers have in-fact made us more imaginative. That's the reason I said Google Glass is very different from other computing gadgets. It's right their in front of your eyes, affecting one of your primary senses.

Kaustubh Katdare

Well, an argument can be made that computers have in-fact made us more imaginative. That's the reason I said Google Glass is very different from other computing gadgets. It's right their in front of your eyes, affecting one of your primary senses.

Kaustubh Katdare

Google Glass is quite different from all our regular computing devices and gadgets. It literally puts all the power of computing and the Internet right in front of our eyes; and it has the power to do so 24x7, except when you're sleeping. I believe devices like Google Glass will, over a period of time, begin affecting our imaginative, creative and thinking powers. I'm also convinced that effect is going to be more negative than positive and we all should be concerned and informed about adopting such devices in our everyday lives.

Let me explain-

People would usually try to derive entertainment from most of the electronic gadgets. When computers arrived, majority of the people began using it for watching movies and storing music and photos. When smartphones and tablets arrived, gaming and social sharing took the foremost usage of these devices. I'm not sure about Google Glass; but given the historical trend, we may safely assume that Google Glass will become an entertainment gadget.

That said, Google Glass will do this every minute. If you are talking to someone; Google Glass will eliminate the need of having to remember the name of the person, your historical meetings with the same person (if any), their contact information, the address they'll tell you to remember (Google Maps will auto store it for you) and so on. This wasn't 'very easy' with the current generation of gadgets. But Google Glass has the power to eliminate all the 'efforts'.

With all the information being presented ready-made, I think our imagination and thinking power will diminish over a period of time.

What's your take?

Kaustubh Katdare

Well, that's what's being advertised. But I'm quite sure that all of you will agree that calculators and now Google have totally destroyed our ability to do basic math mentally (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). At times, I personally found myself relying more on calculator (app on my mobile) than being confident about my multiplication (simple two digit).

I no longer memorise the 'things to bring from the market'. When I was a kid, my mom would 'tell me' the list of ~10 items to bring from the market and the quantity. I'd remember it without having to take special efforts. But now, I simply note everything on my mobile app.

I think affecting memory is just the 'first step' towards the worst. It's yet to make its presence felt.