"A technological revolution reached a higher level in the 1950s when electronics (influence over subatomic particles) became the foundation of computer assisted governance and economic production systems.
Then in the early part of the 21st century…"
"For all we know we could be a metamorphic species like tadpoles or caterpillars. Looking at these without hindsight we would not know that they will become frogs or butterflies.
What does a tadpole know about being a frog?"