ERkki Huhtamo discusses the evolution of automation and machinery as well as humanities reaction to each. Again, we are talking about alienating people from "doing" from senses. In the 1970's the idea of auto-pilot came out. People were comfortable with this idea as long as there was still an actual flesh and blood pilot there to monitor. The word "automatic" had bad connotations at that time; people immediately connected "automatic" or "automation" with only machine...no human interaction. In reality people feared they were being replace by machines; however, the case with "automation" is that people simply have a new role of monitoring and decision-making. One can almost see this fear played out in the movie "The Matrix" where the machines actually take over earth and recreate a new reality in the minds of people.
This new concept of interactivity seems to have a much friendlier affect on people. Everyone can groove to the concept of someone clicking away at a computer interacting with programs and giving commands. In reality all of these programs have self-automation aspects to them. I guess over time people have become more comfortable with the idea of "automation" simply because of a change in word play...interactivity. It reassures everyone that no matter what they will have a role to play in the future, and for most people that's all they really care about.
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