Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easy way to learn how to repair your phone and customize it for your own needs? What if communities worked together to support repair workshops so that we could stop buying new devices and start repairing the ones we already have. Maybe people could even donate materials and volunteer their time to make working phones for people who can’t afford them.
– H.F.G.
Driving isn’t a right, but could a driving surveillance system be used to target certain people to get them off the roads? Or maybe it could be used hit ‘bad’ drivers with huge insurance fees? Is that fair, or should people be allowed the occasional driving hiccup without it being held against them?
– H.F.G.
Could this system be more trouble than it’s worth? Such technology could help people avoid volatile individuals, but it could also be used as a tool for people searching for a fight.
And could tech that can ‘read your feelings’ and let people know that you could be trouble, really know the context of your bad mood? Wouldn’t it be terrible to be publicly labelled a trouble maker just because you were having one off day? That’s like being refused an opportunity because of a tweet you made when you were drunk eight years ago!
What do you think, are advanced surveillance systems useful or dangerous?
– H.F.G.
Self-victimization can be an annoying habit to notice in yourself and the people around you. There are strategies for challenging this behaviour, but it can be hard to remember to do these exercises in order to break your habit. So maybe technology systems that monitor behaviours and that allow you to challenge them in safe virtual environments might help! What do you think about the use of camera monitors and VR systems to help change people’s unhelpful habits?
– H.F.G.
Hugging strangers can feel weird, but when there’s no one around to wrap you in their comforting embrace then maybe technology-facilitated cuddles with people all over the world could help you feel a bit better.
Do you think that communities all over the world could benefit from free ‘hug hubs’ that allow people to receive and share comforting cuddles on blue days and during tough times?
– H.F.G.