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1279 sats \ 2 replies \ @dk 8 Jan \ on: Global Urbanization: Will The Trend Reverse? earth

I agree with the trend up to 2000, but keeping the date range all the way back to 10,000 BCE gives a very skewed/hard-to-interpret perspective, imo. I'd prefer to see more recent history (e.g. the last ~500 years)

I'm also very curious about what has happened since the internet/broadband/mobile went mainstream (not captured by this chart which ends in 2000. And specifically if/how Covid had an impact starting in 2020.

I think the most sensitive variable in predicting this trend well will be how successful/mainstream Apple Vision Pro and the like competitors are.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 9 Jan

good point, didn’t even realize the chart stopped at 2000 and a fine-grain version of this chart with recent data might look quite different.

what are your initial thoughts on how successful Apple Vision Pro will be? are you going to get one?

172 sats \ 0 replies \ @dk 9 Jan

I haven't ordered one yet, but I suspect there will be some extremely compelling use-cases. If you think of it as something like an alternative to a Mac with huge/portable built in monitors you get a very different idea about how it might be used.

Ben Thompson's blog originally turned me on to that idea and I find it convincing. Great article to consider if you're still formulating your beliefs: https://stratechery.com/2023/apple-vision/