Since Monzo is the bank of the future, what things have happened to you in your daily life that made you realise that we really are living in the future?
Today I went to change the binbag in the kitchen. As I pulled a new bag out of the packet, the bag had a little note on it telling me that I was running low on bags and that the best thing to do to avoid this happening would be to download their app
I now also have Google Home in every room. Itâs second nature now, but thinking about it, just bring able to speak in any room to control the lights, the heating, hear the news, set reminders, listen to music, move money around, and even broadcast a message from one room to another is pretty insane when I think about it!
There was an episode in the first series of black mirror that showed a future where steps and exercise meant food and rewards, freaked me out at first⌠We now have step count apps that give discounts and cash for steps, and IFTTT applets that make you save by walking âŚ
telling me that I was running low on bags and that the best thing to do to avoid this happening would be to download their app
The app that will no doubt track you and try get as much data as possible out of you. What a bright future indeed.
Tech doesnât really impress me that much - becoming a developer completely removed any feeling of âmagicâ when you have an idea of whatâs happening behind the scenes.
Medicine and science are the most impressive for me, and I canât wait to see what other breakthroughs they have in store.
That my children are thrown when we go somewhere and they canât choose what to watch.
Linear TV is so alien to them. Theyâre used to iPlayer, Plex, Netflix, and Amazon Prime letting them have their own schedule.
They donât realise not all screens are touch either. They default to trying to use the screen to control things.
They do however still move the Xbox controller as if it will steer the car better. Some things never change.
Not something new, much the opposite, but records fascinate me. I understand how mp3s work, but a piece of plastic with a groove in can create the same sound just blows my mind.
Just picked up an incredibly rare 1981 Prince vinyl - the UK 12" of âGotta Stop Messinâ Aboutâ - got it for ÂŁ50 but seen it go for ÂŁ200 before.
How does the app know how many bags you have left?
BMW is equally as useless with accents, I found if you shout at it in a scouse accent it usually manages ok, although recently Alexa has gone downhill a lot. It barely gets stuff right and keeps talking randomly throughout the day
For a while mine didnât understand CDâs and why there was no video.
The youngest is 2 years old, he can enter a phone pin, find youtube, navigate to what he wants by clicking recent videos and recommended stuff.
I know when itâs the future when discourse forums swap the placement of username and name at the top of posts. Didnât used to be that way round did it?
