Triumph of the nerds – Accidental success
November 1, 2009
An incredible story about how a group of friends experimented and tried to impress each other with the result of a revolution that changed our future.
These nerds of the 1970 have made it possible for us to have a personal computer at home. It is impossible to understand how someone can develop ideas just for fun that have such an effect on modern society. The youth of today would not be the same without the smart men of the 70’s like Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Steve Jobs. They helped us digitalize.
Today, we can do almost everything with the help of our computers and we depend on them more and more. We have Internet banks, stores and dating agencies. We book travels, search information, watch TV, download movies and basically do all our communication online.
Who would have thought that these nerds would become successful billionaires?
The last line in the documentary is “See you in ten years”. I can only imagine what it must be like for my parents and grandparents having had to change their lifestyles throughout those years. Today’s generation has grown up with modern technology and there is not much that surprises them anymore.
How will the next ten years turn out?
