Jacek Andrzejewski
@jandrzejewski.bsky.social
Reposted by Jacek Andrzejewski
I feel like a lot of people have forgotten how "inevitable" widespread use of VR was circa 1995-2005. It wasn't, because it kind of sucked. Without commenting on the original piece, I don't enjoy how many people are using "inevitable" when they mean "shut up and give in."
“Inevitable” is taking advantage of the common misconception, the common manipulation of our understanding of history.
There is no such thing as inevitable. It just doesn’t exist. The manipulation of “inevitable” is about removing agency, and installing the sense of a larger power of control.
There is no such thing as inevitable. It just doesn’t exist. The manipulation of “inevitable” is about removing agency, and installing the sense of a larger power of control.
Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
December 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like a lot of people have forgotten how "inevitable" widespread use of VR was circa 1995-2005. It wasn't, because it kind of sucked. Without commenting on the original piece, I don't enjoy how many people are using "inevitable" when they mean "shut up and give in."