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Will Tech Ever Wow Us Again? | Pivot

July 02, 2025 / 01:06

This episode discusses the evolution of technology presentations, focusing on the excitement surrounding product launches, particularly those by Apple and Steve Jobs.

Scott reflects on the magical experience of attending Apple events, contrasting them with Microsoft events and noting the lack of excitement in recent tech launches.

The conversation highlights how social media has changed the anticipation for new products, making it harder to feel the same sense of wonder.

Scott mentions recent AI and video products from Google, but questions if they can match the theatricality of past Apple presentations.

The episode concludes with a commentary on how the excitement of product launches has shifted towards politics, which is also becoming tiresome.

TL;DR

The episode reflects on the lost excitement of tech product launches compared to the era of Steve Jobs.

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00:00:00
We are calling it
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iPhone.
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Do you think that it's possible for us
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to get back to that childlike wonderment
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and enthusiasm for new technology? I was
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at all those events physically. It was
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like a party, especially the Apple ones.
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Microsofts were less fun, I'll be honest
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with you, and Bill Gates wasn't as good
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on stage, but Steve Jobs presenting was
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just it was it was magical. It really
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was. I think in the social media age
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when everybody knows everything that's
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going to happen before it happens, you
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don't get excited about it. People don't
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feel that same sense of wonder about
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this stuff. I can't think of a recent
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product launch that I've been like, "Oh
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my god, I can't believe it." What's been
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magical for you, Scott? The new AI
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products, the video products, production
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products from Google, I thought were
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pretty interesting. I don't know if any
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of them has the style of Steve Jobs. You
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didn't know what the [ __ ] they were
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going to pull out of their pocket. Steve
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Jobs when he did those shows he was just
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the one and he'd bring out like Coldplay
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or you know whoever the heck he hired. I
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think a lot of the theatrics have gone
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to politics now right and even that's
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getting tired.
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[Music]

Episode Highlights

  • The Magic of Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs' presentations were a blend of magic and excitement, unlike any other.
    “It was magical. It really was.”
    @ 00m 21s
    July 02, 2025
  • Lost Sense of Wonder
    In the age of social media, excitement for new tech has faded.
    “I can't think of a recent product launch that I've been like, "Oh my god, I can't believe it."”
    @ 00m 35s
    July 02, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Childlike Wonder00:06
  • Magical Presentations00:21
  • Fading Excitement00:35

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