Proof of Future

As an old(ish) man who plays the long game, it's hard to plan for such things in the modern world, particularly so in technology.

Like, say you want to future proof your tech situation.

Your ecosystem.

Get ahead of things.

You know what the term "future proof" gets you in tech?

About five to seven years.

Tops.

What do I mean?

Say you want to buy a laptop.

But you don't buy the base model.

You want it to be relevant and capable for a long time.

You want to get ahead of all the base heads.

I'm talking about bass!

So you start clicking upgrades.

Like a fiend.

More cores.

More RAM.

More storage.

Ouch, ouch, ouch!

Triple ouch.

Thanks, AI.

But, you reason, it'll be future proof!

Redundancy is a good plan for future proofing, but it doesn't stack in tech.

You'll just have more outdated crap.

Eventually.

So tech is disposable.

Like toilet paper.

Also a tech, back in its day.

You mean I don't have to use tree leaves anymore?

Utility off the charts.

But disposable.

Lots of things are like that.

All of which begs the question:

What isn't?

What is really non-disposable?

What is truly future proof?

While you're pondering that, you might want to lock in a laptop.

For the next 5 to 7.

💻

Them data centers aren't going to build themselves.

Are they!??!?!