This bit could also apply to most modern tech and the companies that produce it: "It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sen

This bit could also apply to most modern tech and the companies that produce it: "It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all. In other words - and this is the rock solid principle on which the whole of the Corporation's Galaxy-wide success is founded - their fundamental design flaws are completely hidden by their superficial design flaws."