The magic behind computing is that the more layers you peel back the more exponentially fascinating things get. Another thing is the fact that kino is usually hidden behind the mundane. Take bash redirections for example. what is seemingly to you "taking the output of one command and using it as the input of another" is manipulation of streams of data. About as cyberpunk as one can get. Computing is magical if you let your imagination roam freely (shame it's not that challenging of a subject however)