Perhaps being connected with someone who had the same measurements and body type as you, but has a much more positive attitude towards themselves could help people develop their own body confidence.
What do you think?
– H.F.G.
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People Already Turn to Their Phones for Comfort, What if They Could Offer Real Emotional Support?
Phones collect all sorts of data, what if we had robotic phone ‘pets’ that could tell when you were feeling down on yourself and had different ways to comfort you? Would you prefer to pat your cuddly robot buddy or would you want them to find you someone who was feeling the same to connect with?
– H.F.G.
DIY Fashion and Body Neutrality in the Future
If you had the ability to make your face and body meet certain beauty ideals would you embrace it or push back?
How would you protest?
– H.F.G.
Could Social Media AI Give Us Digital Ghosts?
People’s social profiles remain after that person is gone. What if their voices were taken over by AI designed to create advertisements that look like natural word-of-mouth recommendations. Could these digital ghosts be comforting to the bereaved?
– H.F.G.
How would it feel if your identity was used to promote something against your values?
Easier said than done right?
Imagine if you’re profile was used to promote politics that don’t fit your values because your friends on social media were identified as undecided voters… that might suck a bit.
What do you think?
Maybe the pain of promoting something you don’t agree with would be subdued a bit with some cash for the use of your information and image?
– H.F.G.
What if Your Name and Face was Used in Fake Word of Mouth Marketing?
What if Social Media platforms, which already know everything about you (and what you’re likely to do in the future) used this information to turn you into unwitting mouthpieces for businesses?
– H.F.G.
Could a device designed to help you make friends also help drive them away?
Sometimes you’ve got the best of intentions, but you can’t predict or control how people will react. Maybe a product designed to help people make friends could make them feel like they’ve been tricked instead.
– H.F.G.
When you want to show off but you’re scared… use your buddy’s brand obscuring wearable hologram!
A hologram might serve as a way to disguise your designer goods to help you make new friends, or it could be a way to protect your favorite things from sticky fingers! Products aren’t always used as intended, what other purpose could a clip on hologram serve?
– H.F.G.
Sometimes You Need Empathy For People Who Consume ‘Silly’ Things…
Sometimes it takes a little research and some conversation to understand why another person has made their particular choices. Tech might not fix all the problems (or it might just fix problems that aren’t really problems) but it could help some people (even if it’s just a crutch). What do you think?
– H.F.G.
Sometimes You Can’t Tell Everyone About Your Fave Technology… You Never Know How Other People Will See It
Technology doesn’t always fix your problems. A hologram designed to disguise your designer items to make you look more appealing to new friends might not be effective if people know you’re using it.
Maybe some things only work when used in secret? What do you think?
– H.F.G.