Maybe not surrogate, but the ability to back up memory and maybe index it would be almost equally transformational and wouldn't involve having perfect recall of every time you screwed up. I know that wouldn't solve the issues raised in "The Entire History of You", but I'm not entirely sold "forgetting it happened" is a better solution to that episode anyway.
This is what it comes down to. If you follow uninteresting people, you'll have an uninteresting front page. If you follow no people, you'll have an empty front page. If you put a tiny bit of effort in, you'll have a decent front page.
I feel like Google in 2014 is going to be releasing a lot of aesthetic updates. With the recent acquisition of timely + this new one, they've bought two teams at least partially known for beautiful design.
I disagree. People upset with something will always be loudest. That doesn't mean the majority of people agree with the vocal portion of the community.