You, a single human being, can send messages from your home to the other end of the planet within a second today. This is greater power than any state had even

You, a single human being, can send messages from your home to the other end of the planet within a second today. This is greater power than any state had even 100 years ago. Why compare this "single man's power" to a state from 50 years ago? It's disingenuous.