R. Oakley

Maine, USA

Medical Computer Technologist Engineer. An Old Geek.

Socially, we've reached another end point. There is only so much disconnect we, as a species, can bear. Logical, rational technology tries to impose logical, rational rules on irrational people, who then become frightened that the computer will decide what they do, and there's no recourse.

This is not unlike dealing with any given person at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The transaction is one-way. "Do what the computer says, or be fired" is the fear. We abdicate the human element because it's messy and inefficient.

Leveraging our "insight" through technology will result in the same effect as shaprening a digital picture: eventually there are unwanted artifacts and the operator has to compensate, often sacrificing overall quality for a given, small, localized effect.

Human beings ARE messy and inefficient, so there's only so far we can "sharpen" them before we get weird effects.

Let's skip that and jump right to the part where maybe if you need more productivity there needs to be more properly motivated and trained people involved?