My grandfather grew up in rural Ireland. He remembered seeing an electric lamp for the first time circa 1916. 50 years later, he was rebuilding jet engines. At

My grandfather grew up in rural Ireland. He remembered seeing an electric lamp for the first time circa 1916. 50 years later, he was rebuilding jet engines. At 85 he “retired” away from NYC and moved in my with aunt and uncle. He kept up with friends with ICQ and was navigating snowmobiles with GPS around 88. I think what we’re seeing today is a quickening of process. I don’t think the tech is the change, it’s like the Industrial Revolution — the change was how it empowered society. Are we heading for lives of less tool? Or some Asimov style distopian earth?