{"id":14645,"date":"2026-08-12T18:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technophilosoph.com\/2026\/08\/12\/the-holy-fuck-moment-of-new-technologies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:39:37","slug":"the-holy-fuck-moment-of-new-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technophilosoph.com\/en\/2026\/08\/12\/the-holy-fuck-moment-of-new-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Holy-Fuck Moment” of New Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In his three Laws<\/a>, science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke stated the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ten or twenty years ago, creating a video from a still image\u2014like A Girl Running in the Rain on Pu\u0142awska Street<\/a><\/em>\u2014would have seemed a bit like magic to us. Today, we almost take it for granted that our technology makes this possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Gates is also often quoted as saying<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The best example of this is a comparison of photos from 2005 and 2015. Both show worshippers in the Vatican waiting for the new pope to be announced. In 2005, it was Pope Benedict XVI; in 2015, it was Pope Francis. Within ten years, the situation had completely changed. Smartphones were introduced in 2007, and by 2013 they were so widespread that they dominate the scene in the photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St Peter's Square, in Rome, then and now! How did you find out? pic.twitter.com\/otyrlGOdga<\/a><\/p>— MTN South Africa (@MTNza) March 15, 2013<\/a><\/blockquote>