The Continuities Of The Industrial Revolution Of Technology And The Information Age

There seems to be a divide among people if the Information Age represents a radical break from the Industrial age and the continuities between them. Both sides argue with different views and opinions pointing to the evidence. First, what makes the Information Age seem completely new are the innovation of technologies such as the Internet have allowed instant communication across distance as some call it the time-space compression where everyone can get the same-day information. Long-distance romance being possible now as we do not have to wait for weeks or even months to send back and forth letters, instead we can reach each other through texting with smartphones or through emails with computers very quickly. Major transformations attributed …show more content…
The importance of efficiency and the information age only increased emphasis on efficiency and standardization. Most importantly the main invention that made everything more efficient was the steam engine, which allowed for machines with moving parts to be moved without manpower needing to be used. This paved the way for the modern engine, we have today. These are fundamental innovation in the generation and distribution of energy. We also cannot forget the ever-growing capitalism that was kicked off by the industrial revolution and has only increased in the Information …show more content…
Toffler transcends history and admits there is no alternative as change is, of course, inevitable, there is nothing that we can do defy these changes and we must accept the reality that nothing remains forever and everything does change. Like most mythmakers, he declares a major break with history; Toffler bravely inoculates many of the realities of the future, such as cloning, virtual reality, and the decline of the nuclear family. He uses the basic technique of magic, which involves simply replacing reality by