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 changing everyday life.
Until that point, significant social changes generally occurred across generations. But the acceleration of communications and the intensification of cultural intermixing sparked ever more rapid changes — first over a decade, and eventually within just a few years.
The introduction of mobile phones, and even more so of computers and the Internet, initiated an unprecedented transformation. What initially sparked simple curiosity soon evolved into a pervasive revolution.
Today, with the rise of artificial intelligence, we are witnessing a change so rapid that it escapes conventional time measurement.
In the past, ideals such as the desire to build a sense of duty toward family or community guided individual and collective choices. Today, those values are often replaced by fleeting emotions, the pursuit of instant results, and gratification that is immediate and effortless.
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