Tools that Change the Way We Think

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

Ever since I became a more active user of the internet, I have been in an almost constant state of awe. There are so many useful things to use and revisit but that expanse of utility is a double-edged sword in its ability to make me forget that I even have certain tools to use. I definitely have to agree with Ryland about how our minds are chewing up information all the time. At the same time, so many people take it for granted. Somebody wonders something aloud during a conversation yet doesn't make a move to google it with their pocket computers. Drives me crazy.
Although I don't think I would have been more inclined to read a wall of text, the power of the scroll bar is so enabling. I can look for a tl;dr if I want it short and sweet. I don't like calling them generational differences because it only feeds the trolls and hipsters(not necessarily bad members of a community) who would like no more than to say that the quality of humans has degraded overnight. People of other times would have been just as likely to drop their books and head for a shining LED screen.
The future is scary because we've all been focusing on all the bad the tech industry is capable of but consider also the improved utility. Look at this video of a near future. It's a good'n. KTHXBAI. Gonna go look at funny cat pix.