Computer Man has Built a New World for Himself

And this has created two worlds, that do not understand each other at all.

To understand all this, we have to go back in time to the Medieval World – that had developed from the Ancient World. Try to follow me, here – even if you have to expand your mind somewhat.

The Medieval World lasted for about a thousand years, and was followed by the Modern World, where things began to speed up, and get more complicated. One of these complications, was the development of Philosophical Idealism, where everything was seen as an idea. This is hard to explain, because it was so bizarre – but it was a belief that changed the world, and made the Industrial Revolution possible.

I will not try to explain how this happened, but – it did happen. And after WWII, America became the world’s foremost Industrial power. We were the richest and most powerful nation ever – but this economic boom rapidly began to fade. Here again, I will not try to say how this happened – but just say it did happen. And it drove Americans nuts, and resulted in the Election of Trump. 

However, at the same time the Computer arrived - and again put America back in the front of the World - in this case, the Computer World. In this case, I will try to explain this amazing development.

The Computer Hardware is now made of small number of Chips (huge integrated circuits) that are mass-produced and are available at a low cost.

The Computer Software - is a series of instructions to the computer. Do this, do this, and then do this - cleverly arranged so each set of instructions can be repeated as many times as wanted. Each instruction was a series of binary numbers, that only the computer could understand.

These machine instructions were replaced by software languages that people could understand - and the code for these languages could be compiled into machine instructions, that the computer could understand.

At a higher level, the hardware and the software was tied together by an Operating System - such as Microsoft's Windows, Linux, or Google's Android. These were also mass-produced and available at a low cost - or even for free.

The user interface was improved, so that anyone who could type with a keyboard, and use a mouse - could use one of the new laptop computers easily. And they showed up everywhere - even at the checkout lines in grocery stores - where they scanned in the barcodes on every purchase.

Back in the Nineties, in addition, the Internet was invented - and the effect, for the whole world, especially the World of Business - was revolutionary. The Industrial Revolution had been followed by the Network Revolution.

This was soon followed by the invention of the Cellular Phone, that was soon upgraded to the SmartPhone, that could access the Internet. These little devices, that could fit in the palm of your hand - were improved so they could do almost anything. Including the taking of photos.

Did people understand this? No. They just used it - and let it use them. Even though it was clear, that some Software capabilities, such as Artificial Intelligence or Cyberterrorism - could be used against us, very effectively.