http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/goldenage Questions tagged with 'goldenage' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:26:19 -0800 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:26:19 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/73670/What%2Dgolden%2Dages%2Dare%2Dwe%2Din%2Dright%2Dnow Fifty years from now, people will look back at 2007 and say "That was the golden age of ________." I hope this isn't chat-filter, but I don't think it's a completely subjective question. Two parts:<br> <ol><li>What should I be out enjoying right now, confident in the prediction that this is as good as it gets?</li><li>More concretely, what kind of evidence would you use to justify or argue that that society's in such a period now, without knowing the future? Is there evidence of a decline looming on the horizon, or is there a different kind of evidence available?</li></ol><br> My first thought is that we're in the golden age of the Web. Not of the internet as a whole, because who knows what's coming down the pipe, but of the Web as a network of fairly discrete sites with fairly discrete pages. My thought is that losing the net neutrality debate won't destroy the Web as we know it, but that it will probably impede the pace of progress.<br> <br> I'd also predict the same about the Mac, as such. I think Apple's doing better than it ever has as far as market-share and the development community is strong, but Apple seems to have decided that the iPhone is the future. (Of course, that's open to debate.)<br> <br> So, what golden ages do you believe we're in, and why? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.73670 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:26:19 -0800 epistemology goldenage philosophy thefuture electric_counterpoint