But there is a world of difference between what computers can do and what society will choose to do with them. Society has many ways to resist fundamental and threatening change. Thus, this book is about facing choices that are ultimately political.

This part is definably changed since the 80s when this was written. Politically more has been put forth with computers and technology and more attempts to censorship and gain data right. The resist have stopped over the years because we rely so much on technology socially.

Computers are definitely becoming the norm. When I was in school, we had the intro to typing and it was the "new" word processors that didn't use the typewriters. We could type, backspace (without the film) and then it the print button and it would do. Now, we are required to have the kids on programs so many minutes a day/week. If the internet goes out at school, minds are lost because of the dependency.