First Click: When new tech is just too embarrassing to use

Early adopters, aka "nerds," are drawn to the latest cutting edge gadgets, software, and services like a young Nilay Patel is to studded bracelets. But early adoption is rife with negative consequences, one of which is public embarrassment.
I was reminded of this over the weekend when I saw the newest ad for the Google Pixel phone, this time from Verizon. Check it out below:Two things stood out for me. First the guy says "Ok Google" a little too smugly, as if he had just spent the previous few m