Our journey to the middle

The possibilities of transformative new technology are endless.

Often, we focus on the two ends of the spectrum: what can go wrong and what can go right.

But what actually happens is usually something in the middle.

Taking that position, however, won’t get you clicks, and it won’t get you attention.

So perhaps the shift for consumers is to ask: What is this for?

What goes viral in the news is designed to entertain us, which is different from what is actually happening.

I am old enough to remember when the sky was falling over Y2K. This is different, but the pattern of worrying that the world is ending remains the same.