Warlick - Chapter 1

The fact that we deny the possibility of future opportunities as our first instict upon hearing new knowledge speaks very loudly about our current mindset. I am guilty of this as well. When someone says to me something about new development technologies, I usually skoff that person off as gullible unless they are a credible source. I read the passage about teleportation in chapter 1 aloud to my fiance, and we both laughed as he is a Star Trek fan and grew up fantasizing about being able to zap from place to place. Our grandchildren or children or even our generation may be able to do that in the near future! So crazy.

I think the biggest impact that this chapter had for me was that our children walk into technology with an open and curious mind. We have trepidations that can compare to our grandparents who might refuse to use a computer or cell phone. We laugh at them, but now we are being laughed at.

Too many people think that technology usage is "hard" and takes a set of skills beyond their abilities which is a pessimism that needs to be corrected as the level of technology available now and in the future is all about making communication easier and more efficient.

I like how Warlick was able to turn around and reflect about his earlier editions without a mocking tone. Rather, he was reflective and applied what he knew now to what he may know in the future. A lesson for all of us...