Even as every business, every household, connects via the largest network in the world, the masses remain clueless. A buddy of mine is constantly asked by her mother to explain her work. I monitor the data communications systems, fix them if they go down, implement new devices, such as routers, which direct data traffic, and so on.
Cocktail parties bring about the same blank stares.
You should talk to my friend Joe. He has a computer. But my recent favorite is high-tech company reps that don't know their own products. For weeks, one of my coworkers has been trying to schedule an interview with the head of networking at a high-tech entertainment company. No matter how many times she explains, the marketing folks she's dealing with try to push her off to a programmer.