The Big Switch

The World is going through a big change - from Mechanical thinking and Devices to Software thinking and Devices.

Mechanical thinking was brought to us by the Industrial Revolution - a very big switch in its own right. That only penetrated into part of the world - the part of the world that became affluent. This happened because it introduced new concepts of Space and Time, that let them analyze and plan their world. Most of the world, however - especially the Islamic world - did not make this switch - and retained their religious outlook.

With the coming of the Computer, however, the Phone (a hand-held computer connected to the Internet) has taken over, almost everywhere. People everywhere, simply had to have them - because it has greatly expanded who they were (it made them superhuman, in fact) - and because learning how to use them, was so easy!

They were letting the Phone (and the Laptop) run their world - without understanding them at all! The world had become divided into - those who did not want to learn (most of the population) - and those that did.

The Learners have a big advantage, because there is so much learning available to them - and because they could get some good jobs, once they had learned these new skills!

The most important new skill, however - is learning this new way of thinking - that most people resist with all their strength. Their world had been built using Mechanical thinking - and they don't want to give it up!