> The public has been told a beautiful fairy tale about technology
He typed, from a tiny device in his hand, from a bed in an air-conditioned apartment millions of miles away. Or perhaps from a jet sailing through the sky, via a satellite in space
Modern technology is basically magic but all anyone wants is flying cars.
Wi-Fi on planes is truly astounding when you think for even a moment.
The fairy tale is not about the capability of technologies. That part is wonderful. The fairy tale is the techno-optimist "democratization" nonsense. I can recommend reading "Cyberlibertarianism" by David Golumbia if that distinction doesn't make sense to you.