Re: Year 2k

mark@unicorn.com
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:39:02 -0800 (PST)

=- deluxe -= [jeff@ultraviolet.com] wrote:
>Imagine a culture of people who are inherently afraid of computers and don't
>trust them. This could seriously divide the culture into two LARGE groups of
>people. Those who trust and use computers despite what happened and those who
>can't be bothered by the machines which ruined their family, business ,credit
>rating, social security or whatever..

Personally I think that would be a good thing; I think we've already gone
much too far towards of trusting computers more than people. I'm hoping that
the whole year-2000 debacle will dramatically decrease people's trust in
computers and governments.

The very last thing I want to see is for Earth to degenerate into a world
of stupid people ruled by stupider machines; which is one reason why I
find the other thread on computer-controlled justice so scary.

Mark