Dan Faggella: You Don't Want a Body, You Want the Powers It Affords
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-29
The author argues people don't actually want a body but the experiences and powers a body affords, and that those powers will soon be ubiquitously available through immersion and interaction in physical space. Finger movements are already for virtual space, and eyes and mouth will follow, he says, asking "do you not see this coming?" A take on embodiment and future interaction.
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