That's a good point. I meant "technical" in the narrow sense of working with modern or cutting edge technology. For example, to my knowlege he was not an avid o

That's a good point. I meant "technical" in the narrow sense of working with modern or cutting edge technology. For example, to my knowlege he was not an avid or early user of the internet, yet he seems to have a good sense of the effect it has on us. Technologists are constantly trying to predict the future but the humanists usually hit closer to the mark.