I am surprised that such a provocative article is getting no discussion. "Worldscraping" is the cyberpunkiest new word I've learned in quite a while. Coincidentally, my new copy of Simulacra & Simulation should be arriving from Amazon today...
And then there is hope for small hacker projects of open user-owned hardware, as in the attempts we've seen with laptops and smartphones. I also wonder how much such hardware would be commoditized at least locally, as in no-name parts being available to buy in some kiosks in Shenzhen (like with smartphones). Especially given the movements in geopolitics.
This of course assuming the AR glasses future. But e.g. walking around with a camera is now more normalized than it was in the early 2010s.
So yeah, cyberpunky stuff. But I don't feel expert in my musings and predictions, so I don't feel pressed to publish them.
Edit: Working as expected now but I grabbed a screenshot if you want it for any reason. Not that it would be much help now.