\divider{Conclusion}
\topic{The proliferation of Rousseau's works is similar to the proliferation of desktop computing.} The two sets of ideas follow very similar timelines. The fundamental ideas of the modern computer, such as the graphical interface, mouse, and onscreen menus, were invented at Xerox PARC in the 1970s. Just like Rousseau's ideas, these concepts never reached a widespread audience. While Rousseau's ideas weren't successful because they were unfeasible, Xerox's ideas weren't successful because they didn't have a valid business model. Both needed a third party in order to make the new concepts work. In Rousseau's case, it was the likes of Robespierre and other revolutionaries who implemented the ideas into policy. With the rise of desktop computing, innovators like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates took off with PARC's ideas and implemented them in their own companies. On a conceptual level, both are very similar. Surprisingly, they are both similar on a technical level as well. One of Xerox's key innovations was Smalltalk, the first true object-oriented programming language. One of, if not the, most important features of object-oriented languages is useful abstraction. The ability to describe complex concepts using simple, easily-understood terms was vital. An example of this would be drawing a button onto the screen - the only necessary instruction would describe the button's location, text, and action, while small details like selecting a font and rendering it, drawing each individual pixel of the button to the screen, and checking for mouse events are abstracted away. Rousseau's ideas do almost the same thing. The General Will was used to explain complex and detailed political fixtures while not needing to worry about the fundamental implementation. Just like in computer science, this proved massively useful to the politicians of the French Revolution. They were now free to discuss their ideas on a higher level, and this let the revolutionaries talk and think more efficiently about political ideas. Just like with the desktop computing revolution, the French Revolution relied on useful abstractions between political concepts and the fine-grained law to propel discussions and accelerate new thought.