Firstly, this was The Simpsons’ finest half-hour in years. The last time I laughed at an episode, I had just purchased an Xbox 360. It was 2008. That was six years ago but today I’m laughing. Because the latest episode lampoons Google Glass perfectly (called “Oogle Glasses” in The Simpsons’ universe), with an episode called “Specs and the City”. If you’re living in the US, you can watch the episode here.
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I get what The Simpsons is trying to do here, and you can see it for yourself when you’re out and about in your city. We’re all buried in our smartphones and the few with Google Glass are on another level to us.
Information is being constantly streamed, with little to no downtime between interacting on social media, browsing the web or taking pictures.
The Simpsons’ Oogle Glass is a comment on our increasingly introverted society and these are the best (if not slightly disturbing) moments from the show.
1. Mindless and endless YouTube’ing
2. Glass gaming – the death of consoles
3. Constant guilt with real-time calorie counting
4. Being able to dig up dirt on others
5. No rest for the wicked with constant health and body monitoring
6. Everyone but no-one is your friend
7. Losing all touch with reality
8. Becoming a know-it-all
9. Knowing your value in life
10. NSA-style Glass snooping
11. Perpetual gluttony with every recipe you’ll ever need, and more
12. “Intimacy”
