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Originally Posted by Keryl Raist
I remember one writer saying about the Rennasance that in England they barely knew it was happening. It wasn't common knowledge there until it had been over for a few centuries.
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I find that it's the case even now. I'm only in my mid 20s, I saw no change as I grew up. The world in 2010 is no different than in 1990... that is, until I look back.
Looking at the 90s, I already see a huge difference. Computers alone are a huge change if we compare what we had in the 80's the 90's the 00's and now in 2011. Speed and memory skyrocketed. Size went from a huge bulky slow box to a slim pretty box to a laptop, to a netbook, and now to tablets and cellphones.
Internet is another huge breakthrough. Comparing the web of the 90s to now is like comparing a horse to a Ferrari.
Then there's display screens. From those bulky CRTs to LCD, Plasma, and now we have ultra thin flexible displays being worked on.
Cellphones went from a pricey huge bricks to inexpensive tiny computers.
Touchscreen used to be "Wow, look at that!", now it's "WTF? No touchscreen? Lame."
And technology keeps on growing faster and faster. I'm sure that the changes in 2020, or 2030 will be even bigger than we can imagine, but none of us will notice it as we live day by day. But whenever we look back, it'll be a whole different story.
And soon enough, this technology era will end, and we'll have a new era... maybe fission, maybe super computer, maybe AI, or biotechnological era... either way, I bet if we're still alive, no one will notice it. It'll just creep in on us slowly, and then one day become the norm.