Today as I usually do, I watched Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN 2. Along with sports they often have pop culture and non-sports related content just for fun. This morning they had an on-going discussion about how technology has phased out some things the prior generation was used to. Some examples were VHS and Audio tape players. They went a step further and were brainstorming what would be replaced next. A few of the topics were CD players (I would say discman CD players are already gone in the way of the iPod), maps, and even paper money.
Some things I have noticed that are quasi-fading out are land-line telephones (which we do not have) and cashiers at grocery stores. I think the conversation started with the discussion of the "Blackberry PDA". I am not sure what all this can do, but I know it can email, instant message, obviously serve as a phone, and today I learned the more advanced ones can even be set up to pick up cable or satellite television.
So my question is: What is the next thing to be phased out due to our super fast advancing technology?
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I've been thinking about this one...I immediately thought of land line phones, too. I think the postal service as we know it might one day become a thing of the past. I know I never mail bill payments any more...sadly I rarely mail letters....I just think with everything being so electronic that this service might become obsolete one day. --Nicole
Kramer had a campaign to stop mail, I suppose it is not really that far fetched.
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