Winds Of Change

Sitting around with a couple of friends:

Friend #1: You know, I've read somewhere that the amount of development we've had in the last 50 years in any industry is far higher than all the development we've had before that, put together.
Friend #2: Dude! This time is going to go down in history as the period when man advanced from the "Industrial Age" to the "Information Age"! And it's happening right now. All around us.
Friend #3: Faak, dude! We are witness to this!
Long silence, as everyone stares thoughtfully into oblivion.