What were the sentiments of the people who researched computer technology in the early days of personal computing? Also, what were the sentiments of people involved during the early days of the internet?
If there are any public opinions on the sentiment of people who researched in these fields, can we get some?
Thank you
Please link to the authentic sources and general sentiments of the people who were involved in technological progress. I am asking this question because I don't feel that people who were part of the technology opposed the proliferation of it. Instead, every major revolution was supported until recently (esp. around 2015-2016).
This was notable because the Review was a continuation of the Whole Earth Catalog and its successors, which were usually enthusiastic about personal computers.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Earth_Review
2. https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/nensmeng/enviro-compute/post...
Computer science legend Donald Knuth used email from 1975 to 1990, then stopped using it. "It seems to me that 15 years of email is plenty for one lifetime." https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html
What these examples have in common is people who used technology long enough for the novelty to wear off.