Has Technology Become Stagnant?

Is it just me or is the technology field been a bit stagnant for a decade or so?  Now, before you start going, “Dee, but you love your iPhone”, let me finish.  What was the last truly innovative advancement that had a dramatic impact on our lives and how we live?  I myself am not sure of that answer.

New advancements such as the invention of the car or the internet do not come along every day.  Yes, the iPhone is fabulous and the Wii is fun, but will they have a direct impact on people as a whole?  No.  Let us think about what cars allowed us to do.  Vehicles have allowed humans to broaden their horizons.  Before vehicles, where you were born is more than likely where you lived, worked, and died.

After the vehicle was invented people could look for better jobs that were farther away, date someone that lived farther away, affordably travel the country, and so much more.  The only other invention in history that has compared in usefulness with the vehicle is the internet.  The internet has allowed us to do the very same things the vehicle did, only with more possibilities and on a much larger scale.

Therefore, again, where do we go from here?  How do things get better than this?  What could possibly open up new doors and better peoples’ lives on such a significant level?  I obviously do not know the answer and maybe you don’t either, but isn’t it time we start wondering about it…how else will if happen if we don’t?

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