Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.
Humans are communications junkies. We just can't get enough.
I made up the term "object-oriented," and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.
Perl is another example of filling a tiny, short-term need, and then being a real problem in the longer term.
It's all about long-term, sustaining relationships.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.