The first time I was reading about matter, I was also watching the last season of The Expanse (a hard sci-fi series). In that show, technology mostly just happens in the background, despite being central to the plot often.
I think that is because the characters tend to have a very nonchalant way of using it: Whatever terminal is nearest can be used to interact with stuff in vicinity. There are no boundaries between devices, services, or the like; everything communicates with everything else, over any channel available, without further thinking.
If we ever get past showing off how the ceiling bulb can do red light, maybe we could start having a protocol for automatic device capability negotiation/discovery?
I think that is because the characters tend to have a very nonchalant way of using it: Whatever terminal is nearest can be used to interact with stuff in vicinity. There are no boundaries between devices, services, or the like; everything communicates with everything else, over any channel available, without further thinking.
If we ever get past showing off how the ceiling bulb can do red light, maybe we could start having a protocol for automatic device capability negotiation/discovery?