07611. CAN COMPUTERS SOLVE HUMAN PROBLEMS? Excellent basic essay for computer haters -- it's about time the truth was told! Computers do not actually create resources, feed people, or fuel vehicles, they only increase the speed that old-fashioned computations can be made. Computers cause lack of personal responsibility and increase technical illiteracy; they are not relevant to most creative mathematical thought; are an oversold, underused and wasteful consumer fad with built-in obsolescence; big business greed is behind the search for new uses and the desire to enslave workers to home computers. How many megabytes does the average housewife need to balance her bank account? 8 pages, 7 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.