Historical and Industry Political Causes
of the Neglect of Time factors
Industry Politicial
Factors
One-size-fits-all argument of present GUI
technology.
Difficulty to get sufficient return on investment
for speed optimization and shortcut solutions for the small user populations of
power users. Similar case for special solutions for handicapped
persons.
Philosophical Causes of neglect
of time factors
Philosopher Wars in ancient Greece. The party of
motion and change, Proponent: Heraklit school (panta rhei).
versus:
The party of stasis and eternity, Proponents:
Eleatics (Parmenides, Zeno) and Platon.
The Stasis party wins.
Christianity later adopts Platonic model: a
steady state system of an eternal kingdom of God and the
heavens.
Natural Science adopts another version of the
Platonic model: a steady state system of eternal natural laws. In Physics:
energy equilibrium mathematics is easier than dissipative systems, and
disequilibrium. Therefore here also static emphasis.
Gotthard Günther (1976, x): "Time is
exorcized from the system of natural laws."
Computer Science has little concern with time
issues (Halang).
