Computers Quote by Nick Harkaway
““… it had almost nothing to do with computers, the modernity I was trying to understand. Computers were the bones, but imagination,ambition and possibility were the blood. These kids, they simply did not accept that the world as it is has any special gravity, any hold upon us. If something was wrong, if it was bad, then that something was to be fixed, not endured. Where my generation reached for philosophy and the virtue of suffering, they reached instead for science and technology and they actually did something about the beggar in the street, the woman in the wheelchair. They got on with it. It wasn’t that they had no sense of spirit or depth. Rather they reserved it for the truly wondrous, and for everything else they made tools.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Modernist Mind, 2015
Technology is the tool that lets imagination shape reality, while older generations clung to philosophical suffering.
In simple terms: Tech turns ideas into action, unlike past focus on suffering.
Key Takeaway
Use technology to solve real problems.
Themes
technology
imagination
generational shift
Mood
thoughtful
inspirational
Type
philosophical
practical
When to use this quote
- entrepreneurship
- social entrepreneurship
- problem solving
Key Concepts
innovation
pragmatism
social impact
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance tech with moral depth?
- What responsibilities come with powerful tools?
A Different Perspective
May overlook deeper ethical concerns.
