I am only looking for answer so I can get ahead of the game ;-). But yes, logically, M. Zuckerburg is right (if there is a future here, that is, which I am personally not convinced about).
>here in NYC it's nice to have maps when you're out
I'm very grateful I live in a country where going smartphone-free, a bit like going car-free, is still a viable choice while maintaining a relatively mainstream lifestyle. Good luck!
Saying that, colleagues and friends have had a laugh out of some of the escapades I've got myself in to, with no smartphone for navigation. I still maintain that my choice is better for me overall, in terms of time and energy usage.
As the other "social" giants converge on ultra-short, rapidly-swiped video clips as the current state of the art in user attention draining, my question is - what is the next step?
As a now non-owner of even a smartphone, I overtly ogle other people using Tiktok. It's equally amusing and baffling for me, and I feel pity for that person.
In the software world, yes. The question we should be asking is "Does this product need a touchscreen / app / web interface?" There is no "minimal" way to invoke the efforts of half of the world's FOSS (and other) software developers so that you can have a "beautifully" animated button to dispense coffee (yes, my workplace has a coffee maker with
touchscreen, and I hate it).
As a software engineer who personally wrestles with this conundrum on a daily basis, I'd love to set up a "you don't need software" design agency.
It's telling that "journalists" was put first. I've heard many times that Twitter is "useful" to journalists, who I assume feel like they have their finger on the world's pulse. It might explain why so many news stories include random opinions from unknown Twitter users, and why they are so out of touch with (at least my) reality.