Addressing the Skies of the Future of Text: A Call for Continuous Improvement in Infrastructures

Abstract

The idiom 'blue sky' refers to 'thinking not grounded or in touch with the way things are'. If we extrapolate far enough into blue sky thinking we can wish for buttons marked 'Do Work' , 'Education' and 'Understand me'. These are all (absolutely worthy) desired results but the interaction entirely removes the human from the equation-even another machine could have pushed the button. To honestly address these wished for improvements in work, education and communication, we need to accept that there will be no magic bullet, pill or machine. These areas are not end-result type areas, such as pill which cures an ailment, they are processes which needs the human's active integration in order to have value. If a button can be pressed to do your work, you no longer have a job.