Cowen: Simple, boring digital habits beat ambitious tech as killer apps
Tyler Cowen · #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking · Aug 21, 2018 · at 9:42
Economist Tyler Cowen and Shane Parrish discuss whether virtual reality will replace physical experiences and become a dominant consumer platform.
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“I think my intuition is people like simple, boring things, ah, much more than you might imagine. I mean, people just love spending time on Facebook and sending back and forth short, silly, or not very informative messages. And that's been the killer app for so many things. That's what's taken up more of our time. Not like the truly exciting and inspiring.”
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