Most people, when they turn the tap on, they don't know where the water comes from. Try asking someone "What is the physical principle that makes the water come out of the tap? How do they make it come out?" you might be surprised how many people don't know and most importantly don't care.
The water comes out. The water has always come out, every time, so it's not really a thing worth investigating. Like the sunrise.
In many many domains I am that person.
If a person doesn't know (except in the vaguest terms) where their water comes from, where their poo goes when they flush, where their food comes from (the supermarket!), or the energy that heats their home... what do they really know? Most of us know very little about the concrete networks and systems that keep us alive.
The water comes out. The water has always come out, every time, so it's not really a thing worth investigating. Like the sunrise.
In many many domains I am that person.
If a person doesn't know (except in the vaguest terms) where their water comes from, where their poo goes when they flush, where their food comes from (the supermarket!), or the energy that heats their home... what do they really know? Most of us know very little about the concrete networks and systems that keep us alive.
But this is what civilisation is.