21. The Future: Wow, this is boring

One day, I hope you think this book is utterly boring. Passé. And that you hear about the idea of screenless solutions and yawn.

The best interface is no interface? Wake me up when you have something interesting to say.

Because if that day comes, remember to celebrate: You’ll be living in a better time. Not one drowning in screens with intentionally addictive interfaces that distract us from one another, but one in which typical processes are embraced. When computers serve us, instead of us serving them. When technological systems are continuously adapting to our individual needs. A day, probably a few decades from now, when children dress up as their grandparents on Halloween by sticking smartphones to their ...

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