I think there is a point to be made that all the changes that have taken place are not really all that significant. It's all periphery stuff, a lot of it junk basically, even tho' it is a lot of fun. What doesn't seem to be changing in any real way is the human animal. If we get too hung up on the techno change, and imagine that it is altering our world ... and I don't mean the externals, I mean what makes us human and what makes a society .... we miss the point that the real problems are still out there and that they are immune to a techno solution.
By the way, does anyone remember tossing spuds into the embers of the fire and then taking them out (carefully), scraping the black stuff off and eating them. Or sharing a boiled egg with mom and dad, 'cause there was only one egg, and no ration coupons or money for any more.
