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>>Or just another idealistic young dreamer :
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>>(Some of us in our forties & fifties, seem to have heard all the wonderful things technology is going to do for us several times before & just gotten a little cynical).
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>My interpretation of what Mike has accomplished at such a young age and his visions of the future is technology based, which is based on my own experiences.
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>My career began in the late 1950's in electronics technology. Being deeply involved in it, primarily as an instructor, these past 40+ years, I feel a little overwhelmed concerning all the change/advancements that have occurred.
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>So, yes, I am impressed with his (Mike) vision. It's not his fault he sees things from a U.S. perspective.
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>I've traveled to many countries and, to some degree, I can emphathize with what you're saying also. The majority of the world will not benefit from all this gee whiz stuff anytime soon.
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>Dale

Must have been a bad day yesterday, which often brings out the cynic in me. When I was Mike's age I had similar wonderful dreams for what technology will do for us all.

I was interested to see Mike's analogy with TV, if TV is so wonderful with the profusion of all of the channels, why isn't he sitting at home watching TV all day. Maybe because there is little on any of those channels that will improve the quality of his life, he has got better things to do with his life.

Unfortunately, as others have pointed out elsewhere, the technology will only advance when someone discovers they can get rich out of it & can convince the consumers to pay for it. The companies providing this technology will aim to maximise profits & minimise costs, which generally means that most of the benefits of the technology are wasted - eg. TV.