just wait and see

In the past if you had a question that needed answering, or a problem that needed solving, you would turn to the smartest person you could find and ask them. This smart person had a unique form of power, a power that would stem from being the ‘go to’ person. This person (or entity) had the ability to shape the community with the responses and answers they gave.

Some example are: Religion, schools and universities.. BUT the entity that that has been given the most of this incredible power is Google.com.

Any question imaginable can be typed into their search and answers are given immediately; this is amazing for people searching for knowledge because everything has been placed at their fingertips (if you are like me, learning for yourself is so much sweeter than being shown how to do something).

However one must be aware of the entity abusing the power given to them. Google returns results based on their idea of relevance, and often this is based off generalisations. This gives answers that don’t challenge the status quo. So all new knowledge you gained from googling is not going to be world changing.

This is why sometimes calling up your old expert is the better option than simply googling for an answer. Seeking unconventional viewpoints often inspires innovation and unfortunately google results will never do this..

But even with this shortcoming it is amazing what can be achieved when the worlds knowledge is easily accessed.