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?
November 7, 2009 at 14:50
The last question of your post sort of inspires me. Though I’m not seeing myself as tech-savvy in any kind of way, I must admit it’s fascinating to follow the development of all this technology and work to make things more and more comfortable for mankind. Great post!
November 11, 2009 at 15:49
Thank God for nerds, huh? ^^
Joke aside.. – Gates and Allen are the front figures of the digital era. Now its up to us consumers, or maybe producers (in the future), to keep this technical revolution going!
November 18, 2009 at 18:55
Apropos of the last line in the documentary; “See you in ten years”; wouldn’t it have been interesting if they would have made a sequel? A lot has happened since 1996 and it would be interesting to watch a documentary about this development, don’t you think?
November 19, 2009 at 21:59
I think that this reflection almost makes me long for my 60 years old birthday, so amazing to see how everything probably have changed!!! Good post!