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> Quite the opposite. Technology allows users to become less and less power users. That seems pedantic. Technology allows users to become "less and less power
by johnmaguire2013 9y ago
> Quite the opposite. Technology allows users to become less and less power users.
That seems pedantic. Technology allows users to become "less and less power users" by giving them the tools to solve problems they were not advanced enough to solve before, or that were too time-consuming or difficult to solve before.
That's exactly the same point the OP is making -- Google has the potential to build a tool which would allow people who otherwise cannot make use of these archives to do so.
- ucaetano 9y ago> That seems pedantic. Technology allows users to become "less and less power users" by giving them the tools to solve problems they were not advanced enough to solve before, or that were too time-consuming or difficult to solve before. Exactly, today a regular user can do what a power user could do years ago. Create a full website with good design, structure, functionality? You had to be a power user, but not anymore. Drive a car? You had to know how to use a clutch, shift gears, etc. Not anymore. Access the internet? You had to buy a modem, configure it, connect, etc. Not anymore. And so on. Technology removes burdens, and allows regular users to do what only power users could before. People don't want to be power users. People don't even want to be users. People want to listen to music, move, read.