lthough Yogi did not anticipate Phrenicea, he was humorously astute enough to observe that change is inevitable; and that it can ironically lead "back to square one," or "full circle," as it did on a grand scale once Phrenicea became integrated into daily living.

The capabilities of Phrenicea by 2050 in many ways led to less complicated lifestyles, so simple in fact as to resemble 18th and 19th century living, if not before.

Witness:
???? - Reading & writing is yet to evolve.
2050 - Reading & writing is extinct (made moot with Phrenicea).

1895 - Radio, TV, VCRs, cell & wired telephone, fax, records, tapes, CDs, PCs and the Web/Internet do not exist (not yet invented).
2050 - Radio, TV, VCRs, cell & wired telephone, fax, records, tapes, CDs, PCs and the Web/Internet no longer exist (not needed with Phrenicea).

1860 - Automobiles, planes, jets, powered ships do not exist (not yet invented).
2050 - Automobiles, planes, jets, powered ships no longer exist (made moot with Phrenicea, as well as other factors).

1882 - Centralized energy-generating power plants not yet utilized.
2050 - Centralized energy-generating power plants no longer feasible.

1450 - No news is good news. Well, not quite. Newspapers — or forerunners thereof — have yet to be invented.
2050 - No news is good news. Well, not really. Newspapers — and derivatives thereof — are moot. There's nothing to report in a world facilitated by Phrenicea.

1700 - Food is grown locally and is consumed locally. Long-distance shipping not possible.
2050 - Food is grown locally and is consumed locally. Long-distance shipping economically infeasible.

2500 (B.C.!) - A person's financial worth is on their person. Coin, banks and financial institutions were yet to be invented.
2050 - A person's financial worth is on their person (DNA!). Coin, banks and financial institutions not needed with Phrenicea.

3,500,000,000 years
ago  - the most significant form of life on Earth at the time, arguably the simplest life form, prokaryotes, reproduce asexually.
2050 - the most significant form of life on Earth at the time, arguably the most complex life form, humans, reproduce asexually.

1837 - One computer — the first — exists in the world; the mechanical Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage.
2050 - One computer — the last — exists in the world; the biological brain-based "braincomb," aka Phrenicea.

You are invited to explore the Phrenicea site to better understand the scenario touched upon above. Many of us assume that the tremendous change witnessed in the 20th century, and especially in the 1990s with the Internet/Web phenomenon, will continue throughout the 21st century to further complicate and speed up our lives.

It will get worse, and it will become unbearable. The loss of privacy, proliferation of electronic gadgets as well as technology-enabled violence and environmental factors will give rise to conditions facilitating the infiltration of Phrenicea into our lives and culture.