I think this is in the category of excess application of technology

I don't know - I got an automatic garbage can that not only opens and closes, it also ejects the garbage bag when it is full and vacuums in another one into place.

today's luxury is tomorrow's necessity.

things get normalized. pop-up ads, selfies, subscriptions, the cybertruck...

	▲	nine_k 23 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> today's luxury is tomorrow's necessity Indeed, see stuff like fridges, cars, phones, internet access... > pop-up ads, selfies, subscriptions, the cybertruck... None of these are a luxury, or ever was; in a way, they are the opposite.
	▲	rf15 an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		you got me, I am deadly afraid of the world in which any of these become a necessity

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rolph 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

consider captain america, perhaps an autonomous flying riot shield that protects, and strikes out.