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I was struck by the fact that David may have missed the larger point that he mentions in the article - the fact that our children hack the technology that we create. David's father hacked the automobiles that his grandfather's generation created; David hacked the emerging computers that his father's generation created; and our children are now hacking the global web that WE have created.
A wrench and screwdriver were the tools that allowed David's father to gain the knowledge required to hack the products of his grandfather's creation.
BASIC was the tool that allowed David to gain the knowledge required to hack the products of his father's generation.
The desktop computer and all it's myriad appslications for creating web pages and leveraging email and chat and all the rest make up the basic toolset that will allow his children to hack the major technological contribution that David's generation has provided to humankind.
And our grandchildren? Perhaps they will be hacking the global artificial intelligence created by our web-hacking progeny.
Relax, and do not bemoan the loss of the past. We cannot know where our children will take us - we can only watch in awe as it happens.
