er they werent idiotic then...and they kinda arent now. it was just what they believed till some radical people thought differntly! l ol back then they may think we're idiots, counting on electronics and all. ANYWAY i thought the book was....somewhat boring. i mean yeah some good parts but most of it, 85% was boring. I also enjoyed the twists but some were preditable....but i would still read it again when im 65 or something in my library.