From author Douglas Adams, great thoughts on the internet and technology in general:
1) everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal;How to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet.
2) anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;
3) anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really.
Apply this list to movies, rock music, word processors and mobile phones to work out how old you are.
Dave,
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how relevant that Adams article still is even though it is a decade old. Thanks for sharing. It is a useful addition to some discussions that I have been involved with about the web and education.