There is something called, "Licklider's Dream" which is a fairly famous computer scientist who was interested in the evolution, study and ergonomics of computer design for human needs. He had a dream that one day we would live in an electronic world benefiting mankind.

A Doctorate named, Douglas C. Engelbart's had an agenda and life lifelong career goal to boost individual or organizational ability to better address problems that are complex and urgent. He believed this future was more organization computing. As a radar technician he had seen how information could be displayed on a screen. He began to envision people sitting in front of displays, "flying around" in an information space where they could formulate and organize their ideas with incredible speed and flexibility.

Together, it appears these scientist's figured the best way to solve these problems complex problems is through a personal computer revolution as to where normal, quality people in society would interact in real time using personal computers.

I have only recently found out about these two famous people of our past. It has organized my thoughts a bit more concering the experience we have come to call, the internet. Has the dream really come true, if not will it ever come true?

The mass majority of mainstream normal society that I've run into think the internet is nothing more then a playground for "kiddies" who fail to take proper responsibility in life such as family, work, school.,etc. Perhaps, the internet image is tainted by the news almost always portraying the internet as a dark back alley the world where terrible things are the normal, expected outcome? Lately, some female teenagers posted pictures on Myspace of them bathing in a KFC sink and it makes the news. I talk with hospital doctors and they mostly all recommend to their patients not to read or believe anything found online. The internet mostly consists of social networking sites like Myspace, Facebook, Youtube amongst a few other dozen similiar websites attracting much immaturity and certainly not the most professional parts of the population.

I think understanding and thinking about these concepts helps to know why projects like the World Community Grid aren't taken too seriously and why successful recruitment of new members is limited.