They serve a purpose.
We have used too many levels of abstractions
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Re: We have used too many levels of abstractions
#562OP doesn't seem to realize that time is not infinite. Business demands require abstractions upon abstractions. If we're going to go down that path we should also understand the biological aspect of how atoms beget cells beget organs and organism to brains and then thought when then translates into creating the logic gates and machine abstractions on which we utilize code to translate thoughts into programs.
Re: We have used too many levels of abstractions
#563There was a point in the history of aviation where anyone who could fly a plane was also capable of constructing and designing one. I wonder if there were similar concerns at that time about a future where someone could be in a cockpit of a plane without truly understanding how the machine works from first principles? Today that type of concern would seem absurd, and we've gotten used to the idea that flying a plane…
For which narrowly defined version of 'fine'? The only people thinking we're doing fine are those profiting from exploitation.
Re: We have used too many levels of abstractions
#564This situation was predicted in a sci-fi short-story that I read a very long time ago. Unfortunately I cannot remember the title nor the author. It makes me wonder if we are a hitting a pyramid depth in tech that exceeds a practical limit for the human mind and life-span. One solution is to get a better mind. Interesting coincidence that there are few in the works...
Are you thinking of the short story "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov. (A technician discovers how to do simple arithmetical calculations in a world where no remembers arithmetic since its all automated away.) More information regarding the short story on its Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power The short story itself can be found online.
No but I forgot about that one. It's a good one too. Thank you.
The one I remember was about a "technician" in this world where nobody remembers the underpinnings of technology. There is a big competition to solve a known problem using the existing tech toys that are available. (something like a tech olympics) The technician wins the competition by using the equipment in non-standard ways and re-engineering their functions in ways nobody had ever done.
The judges are at a loss as to how he could have done this since it is not in any instruction manual. :-)