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Long ago, in the 90's, before the internet, there was a belief and a saying. We believed that computers would increase people's thinking skills, would make the
by diego_moita 5y ago
Long ago, in the 90's, before the internet, there was a belief and a saying.
We believed that computers would increase people's thinking skills, would make them smarter.
The saying, by a famous snake oil seller back then was that computers were "bicycles for the mind" in the sense that they'd make the mind's efforts more productive. There are still videos around with that guy saying that.
We were soooo wrong...
- pcthrowaway 5y agohamster wheels for the mind maybe
- krapp 5y agoI think the crab bucket of cynicism that is HN often forgets just how successful the internet has been, in terms of increasing productivity, educating people, inspiring them and bringing them together. I also think humanity still at the beginning of that process, not the end. The internet has just gotten big enough and popular enough to be truly dangerous, that's what's required for it to be truly revolutionary in the way the printing press and radio once were.