Sue Cameron, pretty much called it at the beginning, this has turned out to be a dystopian nightmare, and it was always going to be, fundamentally changing how humans behave, and mostly in a negative way. Any purported positives are largely illusory, and we were all better off before, in a world of mystery and expectation where everything wasn't at our fingertips, and meeting people in real life, rather than never leaving our living room, was just everyday life.
31 years later and I’m still waiting for a full fibre optic link to my house! Also did anyone else get a Hitchhiker’s Guide memory when the guy started talking about fibre optics at the start?
This wasn't about fast Internet but cable television. I had Cable TV installed in 1994 with Nynex, and fast Internet wouldn't be a thing with it for another decade when it had all been taken over by Virgin.
Nice to know Britain was once leading the way in something. Sadly from the late 90s onwards we mainly seem to invest in house price bubbles and not much else. I still had dialup at home throughout the 90s but even in 1997 the school i was at had a fast connection so i guess maybe they had some kind of fibre optics
Well all that is here now, and far more than anybody imagined back then, although it isn’t controlled by the cable TV companies anymore, but big-tech corporations instead. Is it a good thing for society as a whole? Well it makes access to all information, filling up forms etc…a lot easier, which is good. But spreading misinformation and hate a lot easier too, which leaches into the real world as we’ve seen. So not so great.
Just asked an AI 'when & where were fibre optics invented', the answer came, 1970's America, when I told it that was wrong, and that it was the UK in 1965, it apologised and said that yes I was correct naming the inventors. Isn't technology wonderful 🤨😆.
Announcer asks: „Will internet access everywhere transform everybody into a couch potato?“ Couches around the world quickly confirm: „Bloody hell, yeah“ 😅.
@@whiteonggoy7009if you and your friend are on different mobile phone networks or in different locations, then yes If you are both in the same house connected to the same wifi network but use a OTT app or even SMS to message each other then that’s still sent to a data centre over fibre
Sue Cameron, pretty much called it at the beginning, this has turned out to be a dystopian nightmare, and it was always going to be, fundamentally changing how humans behave, and mostly in a negative way. Any purported positives are largely illusory, and we were all better off before, in a world of mystery and expectation where everything wasn't at our fingertips, and meeting people in real life, rather than never leaving our living room, was just everyday life.
31 years later and I’m still waiting for a full fibre optic link to my house! Also did anyone else get a Hitchhiker’s Guide memory when the guy started talking about fibre optics at the start?
This wasn't about fast Internet but cable television. I had Cable TV installed in 1994 with Nynex, and fast Internet wouldn't be a thing with it for another decade when it had all been taken over by Virgin.
@@Dr.D00p
No it was about the internet and data communications.
I think it's a nicely created 'evocation', with the same actor (Peter Jones) narrating.
As above, still waiting for fibre. Speeds I get are 25Mbps down, 2 Mbps up. Shambles
Lincolnshire
We actually got it installed 3 days ago... been waiting over 11 years too!
There is a massive roll out this year... so, ring around.
Nice to know Britain was once leading the way in something. Sadly from the late 90s onwards we mainly seem to invest in house price bubbles and not much else.
I still had dialup at home throughout the 90s but even in 1997 the school i was at had a fast connection so i guess maybe they had some kind of fibre optics
The word multimedia was definitely the buzzword of the 90s.
4m24s Spot the one guy who isn't there for the meeting...He's just there for the food.
0:43 Ooh Tangerine Dream!
The internet along with smart phones was the best and worst invention.
Well all that is here now, and far more than anybody imagined back then, although it isn’t controlled by the cable TV companies anymore, but big-tech corporations instead. Is it a good thing for society as a whole? Well it makes access to all information, filling up forms etc…a lot easier, which is good. But spreading misinformation and hate a lot easier too, which leaches into the real world as we’ve seen. So not so great.
A line to work at home , took a while for that to come and now there is a call back to the office.
Wasn't the couch potato aspect that became the nightmare. If only we'd knew.
Peter Jones with the overview commentary, for googlers.
Just asked an AI 'when & where were fibre optics invented', the answer came, 1970's America, when I told it that was wrong, and that it was the UK in 1965, it apologised and said that yes I was correct naming the inventors. Isn't technology wonderful 🤨😆.
What's a library?😉
Announcer asks: „Will internet access everywhere transform everybody into a couch potato?“ Couches around the world quickly confirm: „Bloody hell, yeah“ 😅.
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I was with you up until the video call in a phonebooth.
Ha. Al Gore did invent the internet after all. Well, one cringey term for it, anyway.
Don't forget the Al Gore Rythmn!
Then wifi 😊
No, it's still fibre, all fibre, everything you send outside your network via WiFi ends up in fibre.
@MichaelBennett1 so if I sit next to my friend and message it's Fibre phone to phone wow
@@whiteonggoy7009if you and your friend are on different mobile phone networks or in different locations, then yes
If you are both in the same house connected to the same wifi network but use a OTT app or even SMS to message each other then that’s still sent to a data centre over fibre
I expect your message goes through fibre at some point.