You can and must understand computers now.
Telling computer guys that they need to have permission to quote things is like having to tell little children about Death.
Everything is deeply intertwingled.
Any nitwit can understand computers, and many do.
History is fractal. The closer you look, the more complicated, yet always repeating patterns.
Everybody has only a 24-hour day. Most people, if they increase consumption of one medium (like magazines or books) will cut down on another (like TV). This drastically reduces the sort of growth some people have been expecting.