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via @nachimir, this youtube video demonstrating the Boring Company's vision for the future youtu.be/QXrlRhYriN0Permalink Look on archive.org
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this style of video is really familiar to me - because about a year ago, i made a playlist of all the design fiction videos i could find on youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX0BQnJh0dEzYUHjUd9oiCxfHLCIRYUQR&disable_polymer=truePermalink Look on archive.org
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and one thing that i learned from them is: they're genrally pretty boring. the future they project is the same as the future we have now, just with more touchscreens. we don't need more touchscreens! we have enough!Permalink Look on archive.org
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in the case of Elon Musk's magical tunnels - let's revolutionise transport! by adding a monkeypatched solution that still lets us drive cars everywhere. i mean, this makes sense, as he also owns a car company.Permalink Look on archive.org
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and generally these videos are made by successful companies with a similar vested interest in things being pretty much the same in the future. maybe we buy some more things (touchscreens? why not touchscreens)Permalink Look on archive.org
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(also: quick note on the tunnels specifically: they're a stupid idea. think about the density of people that can be transported this way versus underground trains. think about which would cost more to build. also, cars are a bad idea in cities)Permalink Look on archive.org
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closing off this thread by linking to a design fiction video that is actually... good? youtube.com/watch?v=VN3hF8dX8TM&index=25&list=PLX0BQnJh0dEzYUHjUd9oiCxfHLCIRYUQRLook on archive.org
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related, Fred Scharmen's list of the things a "House of the Future" needs (from curbed.com/platform/amp/2016/8/31/12700054/richard-sapper-design-IBM-apple?utm_campaign=curbed&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true)Permalink Look on archive.org
