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Looking at the general mood people had towards computers in the 60s, it's clear computers and any computer technology seem to follow a three decade trend of spe

Looking at the general mood people had towards computers in the 60s, it's clear computers and any computer technology seem to follow a three decade trend of speculation, readjustment and push back, then full adoption. First decade: philosophical fervor, extreme optimism and speculative wonder into how the future will change Second decade: Post-bust adjustment, pessimism, bias towards return to normalcy Third decade: Full integration, time before feels alien 1960s: computers are a world changing, mind opening key to an unimaginably bright future 1970s: computers are just another tool and overhyped, not a change to the status quo 1980s: computers are inseparable from almost every part of our day to day lives 1990s: The internet is a world changing, mind opening key to a unimaginably bright future 2000s: the internet is just another tool and overhyped, not a change to the status quo 2010s: the internet is inseparable from almost every part of our day to day lives 2000s: AI is a world changing, mind opening key to an unimaginably bright future 2010s: AI is just another tool and overhyped, not a change to the status quo 2020s: AI is inseparable from almost every part of our day to day lives

edizms 4y ago
Interesting since cryptocurrencies are in their 2nd decade now.
userbinator 4y ago
1980s: computers are inseparable from almost every part of our day to day lives As someone who lived through that period, I don't think so. That description would be more applicable to ~2010+.
- atleastoptimal 4y ago
  Due to the telescoping nature of innovations it was likely a longer and more spaced out series of advances. Nevertheless in business computers were ubiquitous by the 1980s
- dmm10 4y ago
  Your comment does not reflect history in the U.S.A.. And judging from the GP "our day to day lives" is very much U.S. centric. Transportation: ""By 1981, all GM vehicles would be equipped with their new Computer Command Control System ("CCC") emission control system that featured an ECM (Electronic Control Module) that featured a Motorola 6802 based 8-bit microprocessor manufactured by Delco Electronics. "" https://www.chipsetc.com/computer-chips-inside-the-car.html https://www.chipsetc.com/computer-chips-inside-the-car.html Entertainment - video games: ""we saw the release of all-time classic games such as Pac-man (1980), Mario Bros (1983), The Legend of Zelda (1986), Final Fantasy (1987), Golden Axe (1988), etc."" https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/ https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-c... Financial - personal: ATMs were quite common if no ubiquitous by the mid 1980's "" "The origins of the cashless society: cash dispensers, direct to account payments and the development of on-line real-time networks, c. 1965–1985" "" https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184815/http://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/274 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184815/http://www.ebhsoc... Business: VisiCalc came out in 1979, and spreadsheets were common in business offices in the U.S.A. through the 1980's. Entertainment - TV and movies: Computers were also used in commercial and movie production (ex. the 1984 Macintosh commercial, Pixar founded 1986 more or less out of Lucasfilm, and note that the VideoToaster came out for the Amiga in 1990 bringing professional level video production to a much more accessible price point.)

edizms 4y ago

Interesting since cryptocurrencies are in their 2nd decade now.

userbinator 4y ago

1980s: computers are inseparable from almost every part of our day to day lives As someone who lived through that period, I don't think so. That description would be more applicable to ~2010+.

atleastoptimal 4y ago
Due to the telescoping nature of innovations it was likely a longer and more spaced out series of advances. Nevertheless in business computers were ubiquitous by the 1980s
dmm10 4y ago
Your comment does not reflect history in the U.S.A.. And judging from the GP "our day to day lives" is very much U.S. centric. Transportation: ""By 1981, all GM vehicles would be equipped with their new Computer Command Control System ("CCC") emission control system that featured an ECM (Electronic Control Module) that featured a Motorola 6802 based 8-bit microprocessor manufactured by Delco Electronics. "" https://www.chipsetc.com/computer-chips-inside-the-car.html https://www.chipsetc.com/computer-chips-inside-the-car.html Entertainment - video games: ""we saw the release of all-time classic games such as Pac-man (1980), Mario Bros (1983), The Legend of Zelda (1986), Final Fantasy (1987), Golden Axe (1988), etc."" https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/ https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-c... Financial - personal: ATMs were quite common if no ubiquitous by the mid 1980's "" "The origins of the cashless society: cash dispensers, direct to account payments and the development of on-line real-time networks, c. 1965–1985" "" https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184815/http://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/274 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184815/http://www.ebhsoc... Business: VisiCalc came out in 1979, and spreadsheets were common in business offices in the U.S.A. through the 1980's. Entertainment - TV and movies: Computers were also used in commercial and movie production (ex. the 1984 Macintosh commercial, Pixar founded 1986 more or less out of Lucasfilm, and note that the VideoToaster came out for the Amiga in 1990 bringing professional level video production to a much more accessible price point.)