Ok, so seriously... It's 2008

I don't mean to sound belittling to people who know less about the Internet and technology than me. I understand that I'm Gen-Y and all that bogus crap that apparently should justify my knowledge.

What I don't understand, however, is that it's 2008 and we don't have flying cars, we still use the same keyboard as typewriters made over a century ago, I can print or watch on my TV anything I can see on my computer screen, and blah blah blah.

I think the reason for all of this is that people in general are afraid of change. While it may seem like the Internet has come upon us pretty quickly, it's still primarily used by younger people who grew up with it. Sure, Myspace users are often over 35, but that's not THE INTERNET. I mean power-using. Understanding simple things like how to download an mp3 is not that hard. If we can't get the majority of society to go beyond using their computers for taxes and email, how are we ever going to see the kind of technology that sci-fi has been promising for decades?

People know how to use computers, but they don't know how computers work. If only the geeks understand these things, and the geeks need jobs. The geeks get stuck making crap for the masses when they could be actually advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The other problem I have is that geeks are making weapons for the government, because the military seems to be the only organization that fully understands that implications of being vastly technologically superior.

(note that I use the word "geek" with only the most admiration and jealousy)