Civil Simian - Technological Singualrity Science Fiction and LIttle More

As I wandered through a street festival associated with the Tour of California professional bicycle race, I was stunned at the complete lack of electronic technology used by the tens of thousands of participants. This might raise some eyebrows and it also might cause others to blink and go “And?...." It means something to me.
I have been keeping a wary eye on the prevailing theories of technical singularity, the theory that puts electronic devices in control of humans in the not too distant future. The theory is these devices will be so intelligent they will outpace human intelligence and will be capable of creating their replacements without human intervention. I was an early fan of Victor Vinge and his writings on the topic, but after a career in Information Technology, I would welcome a world where humans are no longer in control and we might enjoy the efficiency of a world governed by intelligent devices rather than the hordes of people wandering the street fair in search of free swag. This morning I had to extricate some Friday afternoon birthday cake from a keyboard before a worker bee could be productive. I have to replace a mother board that died after a bottle of Guiness spilled on to it. Please, bring on the machines.
Alas, the machines will not prevail. When I can watch an iphone, or its 2025 equivalent, decide on a restaurant, get up and go to the restaurant, sit in the waiting area bitching about the Friday evening noise emanating from disrespectful kids, and ultimately decide the wait is not worth it and leave only to end up at home with Chinese take out, then I will be impressed and a little hopeful.
For the far reaching future, we are stuck with humans in charge as they crush and surge their greedy little bodies through street festivals, pour Guiness on mother boards and slop cake all over their keyboards. We are stuck with screaming children in public places. We will live with the tension that exists between church goers who want to reform you and the atheists who hate the church goers. Technology will not replace this dynamic any too soon.