"Licklider proposed that the computer be developed as a creative collaborator, a tool that could extend human intellectual capability and improve a person's ability to work efficiently"
The statement above was made some thirty-forty years ago and shows how Licklider was going ahead of his time. Despite the fact that many people were (and are) against space research since it is very expensive, it is accepted by everyone that we owe such high standards of living to technological advancements provided. Our interaction with technological devices have provided the freedom of access to information regardless of time and place. The devices we are given access are allowing us to practice our creative capabilities through trial and error. The opportunities seem never ending in the world that we are living in. The abstract visions we have subconsciously in our mind are finding their way without our notice, thanks to multimedia.
So; Yes, computer has provided the grounds on which we can practice our intellectual capability. However, I'm not quite sure about efficiency side of the story in the sense that you are capable of losing track of time like an artist who is painting on canvas.
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