We Cannot Predict The Future, But We

The Future Is Not Laid Out On A Track. It Is Something That We Can Decide, And To The Extent That We Do Not Violate Any Known Laws Of The Universe, We Can Probably Make It Work The Way That We Want To.

There Is The Desire Of A Consumer Society To Have No Learning Curves. This Tends To Result In Very Dumbed-down Products That Are Easy To Get Started On, But Are Generally Worthless And/or Debilitating.

It's Easier To Invent The Future Than To Predict It.

Having An Intelligent Secretary Does Not Get Rid Of The Need To Read, Write, And Draw, Etc. In A Well Functioning World, Tools And Agents Are Complementary.

The Flip Side Of The Coin Was That Even Good Programmers And Language Designers Tended To Do Terrible Extensions When They Were In The Heat Of Programming, Because Design Is Something That Is Best Done Slowly And Carefully.