Drones in the Hood

https://portside.org/2017-12-18/drones-hood
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Author: Jaron Lanier
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New York Times

'I can easily picture a scenario where drones deliver things to upscale tech-savvy customers. But note the implication, whether intended or not, that working-class truck drivers will no longer transgress geographic class lines. It’s also hard to imagine delivery drones flying unmolested in restive working-class or poor areas. They'd become skeet or be "occupied," depending on the nature of the neighborhood.'

Jaron Lanier, a technology skeptic who wrote
'You Are Not a Gadget,' on the claim by Jeff Bezos,
Amazon’s chief executive, that unmanned drones
will soon be delivering packages to people’s houses.


Source URL: https://portside.org/2017-12-18/drones-hood