At last the computer had superseded the automobile as the focus for mankind’s hopes and fears. - Michael Moorcock

Again this is an old question, a bit trite from being asked too often, maybe, but how much of what we believe is true and how much is what we wish were true.

The barbarians don’t come from outside the walls any more, do they?

Some try to understand the world, while others seek to impose their understanding on it. Unfortunately, Mr. Smiles, these latter folk are those least equipped to perform the operation. Like Frankenstein, my dear Mr. Smiles, they produce a monster.