Built from a detailed study of the world they simulate, aimed at specific performance parameters, computers span the gap between education and training, between map and garden consciousness. It seems like a wonder is being born before our eyes. In a way, that is true. There is the risk, in this time of ascension and return, that we will forget the feel of the fire. But the fire itself.
Simulations are always less than what they simulate.
They are subject to the limitations of the designers and the desires of the people or groups who fund them. Thus computer-based learning mechanisms facilitate a great deal of learning, save costs of travel and classroom expenses, and make job performance more exact and successful. The secrets and limitations we uncover can turn the highest achievement into something else entirely. The Information Age may be spectacular, but it is also stressful and tiring. The mind deadens itself to protect itself, to stay healthy.