It doesn't really matter. We are not monkeys, we adapt and learn. What does matter however is the Why, a question that has been forgotten in the What and the How. In a society that is being driven by automation, information and interception, we are heading towards a society that not only Orwell might have predicted but also Huxley. Is this what we want? As developers, there is no doubt that we have and will play a very important role in the future direction of our society. The time has come to ask the uncomfortable questions, and how instead of just aiming to 'change the world', how can we help the world. |