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In the early 80s the computer was thought of and perceived by almost everyone as a tool to be used to achieve some further end. Today if people think of comput
by fallous 9y ago
In the early 80s the computer was thought of and perceived by almost everyone as a tool to be used to achieve some further end. Today if people think of computers at all (given the ubiquity of embedded computing) it is as a means of consuming content or a communication channel.
I'm not sure there's a real path to "restore" that original mindset for the vast majority of people now.
- Clubber 9y agoWell back then, they had games which were consumption, and honestly, mostly what I use a computer for. I also programmed. I think the missing ingredient is showing off (as implied in an earlier post). In other words, when we wrote something, we would show it off to other people.