The tech changed, the questions barely did.

Look at this Computer and Society syllabus from 1975.

Apart from some archaisms like “data banks” and the typesetting, almost everything here feels painfully current: privacy, surveillance, economics, law, education, public perception, even “can machines think?”.

With minimal edits, this could be a strong and necessary course in any CS curriculum today.

The tech changed.

The questions barely did.