azuldouglas adams's story about the civilization that built a giant computer that gave the ultimate answer but nobody knew what the question was so they put all their resources into building an even bigger computer just to figure out the question ... it feels more plausible every day.
Mensch, Marina@typeswitch only the intension is different: Our techgiants don't build increasingly bigger computers to answer questions. They build them to gain more power over other people, nations, economies. There is no quest for answers. Only for profits.