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

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What it is

A short clip of Steve Jobs describing the computer as a bicycle for the mind. He compares human efficiency of travel to what computers do for mental work.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Just saw another brilliant Jobs quote, circa 1991”

    Jobs on computers as the bicycle for our minds

    tuxguy, 2011-10 · Strong recommendation · in “26-year old iconoclast Steve Jobs' address to the Academy of Achievement in 1982”

  2. “one of my favorite since it resonates so clearly with me”

    Jobs quote the commenter loves

    joshstrange, 2025-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Apples, Trees, and Quasimodes”

  3. “Interview with Steve Jobs where he talks about the computer as a bicycle for the mind”

    Jobs explains computers as bicycles for the mind

    kqr2, 2010-10 · Recommendation · in “Being Steve Jobs's Boss”

  4. “The Steve Jobs quote mentioned about bicycles for the mind is cool”

    Cool Jobs bicycle for the mind quote

    tim333, 2015-02 · Recommendation · in “Apple's New Market”

  5. “Immediately made me think of Steve Jobs and this great clip”

    Great clip of Jobs's bicycle for the mind

    nntwozz, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Bicycle”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: steve jobs, bicycle for the mind, computing philosophy, apple

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