What were we Trying To Do?

We don't know, and we don't want to know. But whatever it was, we have failed miserably at it. That we can be sure of.

Believe me, this is no small matter. When we have no past, we have no present either. We do not exist! And that seems to suit us fine.

In fact, we can have pity on those who do exist, and have all the problems associated with that. And we can overlook the simple fact, that if we do not exist, we cannot do anything!

But this was not a problem for them - because this meant forces larger (and better) than them were in control,

As an observer, watching this going on, we can ask "What were these forces?"

One of them was obvious - Television, that completely changed who we were, and what we wanted to be.

Another was the Computer, that most people assumed, was just an advanced form of Television. Whatever it was, it was in close contact with something powerful behind it. They could not imagine it was a new force, in itself. Which it was.

This assumption was enforced by the introduction of the Smartphone - something people could hold in their hands, and could do nearly everything a larger computer (a Laptop) could!

This fit naturally, with the Social Apps (such as Facebook and Twitter) that also appeared. That were adopted by almost everyone.

They were now in control of the Computer, and everything associated with it!