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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Well, maybe that works for urbanites :-) But it takes me ~20 minutes to get from my place to where there are more than a few scattered houses. And I live way too close to town - a consequence of needing high-speed internet for work. I have friends that live a lot further out.
And that's only the starting from home end. Many of my car trips take me to trailheads &c that are a long way from anywhere, and often don't have cell service. So I'm supposed to call (if I can), and wait an hour or two? And is the autonomous vehicle provider going to be willing to send its expensive asset down a rough dirt track?
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Obviously, things are rarely 100%. We still have people who commute on horse, despite cars being dominant the last hundred years.
Your need of high speed internet for work is testament to the disruptive nature of technology. Some people aren't able to get high speed internet due to where they live. Regardless, the internet has changed life for most people.
Technology will still be disruptive, even if it doesn't directly change the way you choose to do things. Try viewing the world through a different lens than your own. You might even win friends and influence people in the process.