The opposite happened when mainframes and minis transitioned to PCs, but he's right from the 2000s onward. Something changed, and I'm not 100% sure what. Tech

The opposite happened when mainframes and minis transitioned to PCs, but he's right from the 2000s onward. Something changed, and I'm not 100% sure what. Tech is reflecting the larger political trends of the world where strong man rule and other forms of authoritarianism are ascendant. I do think the driver is democratic to an extent. People seem to be demanding less freedom in exchange for convenience, security, simplicity, etc... in tech and in life.