It was December, 1984.
The Macintosh (which almost no one had heard of) had recently come out.
I had had some computer experience (Commodore 64, Apple II) but the first Mac was like some alien device from the far future that ticked all the boxes I didn’t know I even had.
I was so excited and so convinced that I was witnessing the future of literally everything that I stuttered while being unable to stop what we would now call “nerdgasming”. Awe. Awe times 1000. That mind-blowing emoji? That was me.
Apparently my parents were receptive to my nerdthusiasm because they dropped a ton of 1984 cash on one and that became my “best christmas present ever”.
I code now. =)
We don’t know what the future holds, but some of us can sense when we see it.
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner
https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform...
Unsure how good the book is, but thought to put it on your radar ;)
It’s good to be made aware of things that are potentially interesting even if sometimes they turn out not to be.