The Computer was first seen, as a way to Make Money

The Computer was first seen as a way to make money - and only later, as a technology in its own right, that should be developed to make it better.

The money-grabbing scenario lasted from 1980 until 2010, with considerable overlap between the two.

In 1995, the Internet was invented - and it went through the same changes. First, as a way to make money (pornography being a prime example) and then as a new technology to be developed in its own right.

The Java programming language appeared - but at first, no one knew what to make of it. They were  still obsessed with making money - and not with the technology itself.

I should have jumped on the Java Bandwagon, and become an expert on that. But everyone was pointing in another direction - toward OOP (object-oriented programming). And I was not smart enough to know the difference.

For you, dear reader I will make this difference explicit - money is not everything. And to concentrate on that, is to get on the wrong track - and end nowhere.

Getting nowhere used to take centuries - but nowadays it takes much less time. Voters will complain about this change (that they do not understand) and elect leaders that promise to Make America Great Again. Who will take them nowhere.