[2] is right. It's just that we (mostly) don't know it any different (anymore). And probably lost the ability to do it different. At least for now. May change

[2] is right. It's just that we (mostly) don't know it any different (anymore). And probably lost the ability to do it different. At least for now. May change. Slowly. But any time I'm reading something about Industry 4.0, Smart City, Internet of things, I have to supress a hysterical laughing fit :-)