The period from the 1980s to the present marks a pivotal turning point in history. If we consider a similar period — for example, from the mid-1930s to the 1980s — we can see that even then profound transformations occurred.
During that earlier period, industrialization entered a phase of extraordinary efficiency, drastically reducing costs and making technologies widely accessible that had previously been reserved for a few. Home appliances and automobiles became common goods, radically chan
