Years of Solitude

The man - a social creature. We can not live alone, because information is the most valuable resource of our time. Thus, the information is the basis for survival without which we risk a minimum lose status in society. As a maximum - to die. What is most striking to us for centuries, people have lived in such isolation that hard to imagine.

The world has been narrowed down to a couple of cities and dozens of villages. Everyone knew each other in the face and was aware of the personal files. The concepts of "personal space" in the sense that there is now - not exist at all.

We have been forced to adapt to the environment, despite the odds. Conformity has been the key to survival, because only he provides secure small groups. There were opportunities for experiments that are the basis of development. Any information externally appreciated to a greater extent than at present. This refers to the same kind of information as an example: the case of his neighbor, lives in the neighboring village, and so on.

Now we can exchange huge amounts of data, while on a fairly long distances. Of course, there are other limitations in the form of network coverage or Internet speed, but this enables many times more than it was previously.

We now live in a full pot, pulling dismissive of it only what is interesting for ourselves. At the same time we pay attention not only in form but also for the maintenance of preferred resources. If earlier the same book was appreciated only because it was a book, now it is not. No one will buy that in a beautiful cover, if the person is not interested in the content. Yes, he can buy just for the sake order to put such a thing on the shelf as a decoration, but then information value will be more leveled.

For too long we were going to progress. We survived in the woods, died of the plague, died in dwarf wars and large-scale battles. Hunger and lack of knowledge, we went to the crime and threw stones at the unshakable monolith ... But that time has passed.

Progress soared at such a rate that many still do not have time to recover. Science produces new products on order, surpassing their achievements the previous year. We can only choose and vote the money, setting the direction of progress.