In the 1900s, people used to think the mind (and body, in a way) worked like a steam engine. In part, the steam engine was used as the analogy because that was the nearest and most technologically advanced input/output closed system that was available. (And, importantly, that most people could grasp and talk about.)
Hence colloquialisms like I need to "let off steam" or "I am under so much pressure".
It turned out to be an analogy that was so far removed from reality, it was useless.
I wonder if we are making the same mistake with computers as we know them today?
Hence colloquialisms like I need to "let off steam" or "I am under so much pressure".
It turned out to be an analogy that was so far removed from reality, it was useless.
I wonder if we are making the same mistake with computers as we know them today?
"I really just need to reset and reboot, y'know."