A rocket, a book and technology’s future
A rocket, a book and technology’s future
https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/05/planning-ahead-a-rocket-a-book-and-technologys-future/
Publish Date: 2026-04-05 09:42:00
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On April 1, 2026, America launched Artemis II, a human equipped spaceship, into its spectacular voyage to the far corners of the moon. On the same day I grabbed my latest edition of a book, “Microsoft Office 365 All-In-One For Dummies (2nd edition)” while leaving the office. While the events appear to have nothing in common, any diehard journalist should be able to sense the connection — new technology, outstanding results. Except that, from my perspective, and for many of us average work-a-day people the immediate results may not seem to be that outstanding — at least for now.
Just imagine, we still have people who read books, things made of paper, to learn, among other things, how to launch ourselves into a world of learning that discards books almost altogether. And there is so much diversity in learning, experience and resources that it is difficult to determine what the final outcome might be.
But this is not the only story. Another is that we are living in a transitional world. The question is how we deal with it and do we include everyone without leaving many others here behind on earth watching the spaceship depart. Are we “coming together” as the song said or splitting apart. The answer to this question is and will be critical both for us individually and as a society. Can differences be tolerated, accepted and celebrated in backgrounds, experience, language, age, capacities and learning? I am an elder law attorney after all.
These observations to a large extent could also be asked in a case argued before the United States Supreme Court the same day, Wednesday, April 1, on citizenship. Can we help an entire nation recognize, accept, appreciate and understand the value in differences in background, learning, experiences and communicating. We need to survive and to do it together. The song says “Come Together Right Now.”
A few years ago I attended a conference in Chicago sponsored by the National Elder Law Foundation to which I belong….
