This weekend, I began reading
W. Brian Arthur's book,
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves. This has been on my reading list for ages. Here is a quotation from page 10 that caught my attention:
Most of us do not stop to ponder technology. It is something we find useful but that fades to the background of our world. Yet - and this is another source of wonder for me - this thing that fades to the background of our world also creates that world. It creates the realm our lives inhabit.
So far, I cannot put this book down.