The language of the interface—pixels and icons—cannot describe the hardware and software it hides. A different language is needed for that: quantum physics, information theory, software languages. The interface helps you craft an email, edit a photo, like a tweet, or copy a file. It hands you the reins of the computer and hides how things actually get done. Ignorance of reality can aid command of reality. This claim, out of context, is counterintuitive. But for an interface it’s obvious.
