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This situation was predicted in a sci-fi short-story that I read a very long time ago. Unfortunately I cannot remember the title nor the author. It makes me wo
by lebuffon 3y ago
This situation was predicted in a sci-fi short-story that I read a very long time ago. Unfortunately I cannot remember the title nor the author.
It makes me wonder if we are a hitting a pyramid depth in tech that exceeds a practical limit for the human mind and life-span.
One solution is to get a better mind.
Interesting coincidence that there are few in the works...
- IgniteTheSun 3y agoAre you thinking of the short story "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov. (A technician discovers how to do simple arithmetical calculations in a world where no remembers arithmetic since its all automated away.) More information regarding the short story on its Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power The short story itself can be found online.
- lebuffon 3y agoNo but I forgot about that one. It's a good one too. Thank you. The one I remember was about a "technician" in this world where nobody remembers the underpinnings of technology. There is a big competition to solve a known problem using the existing tech toys that are available. (something like a tech olympics) The technician wins the competition by using the equipment in non-standard ways and re-engineering their functions in ways nobody had ever done. The judges are at a loss as to how he could have done this since it is not in any instruction manual. :-)