Steve Jobs, "Computers are like a bicycle for our minds." - Michael Lawrence Films

Why HN readers recommended it

HN uses it as the source of the 'bicycle for the mind' quote, which commenters cite in discussions of computing, programming and LLMs.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Michael Lawrence

Topic

computers as tools for the mind

Format

interview

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

11

Recommendation years in dataset

2010–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Just saw another brilliant Jobs quote, circa 1991, via my svlug friend Rick Moen. I think one of the things that really separate us from the higher primates is that we are tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for …

• > the Bay Area tradition that treated computers not as office appliances but as tools for thought, instruments of liberation Missed a great chance to use the "bicycle for our minds" Steve Jobs quote (one of my favorite since it resonates so clearly with me) …

• Interview with Steve Jobs where he talks about the computer as a bicycle for the mind: [VIDEO] To put it in context, he starts off by talking about the efficiency of animal locomotion. In the animal kingdom, the condor is one of the most efficient. …