The New Revolution
Like the Gutenburg Press, many people do not see the big picture of the Internet. The printing press became a disruptive technology, nothing remained the same. Almost exact book copies could be produced, and produced quickly.
The Gutenburg Press gave rise to the current intellectual and technological world by enabling more efficient exchange and distribution of information. The internet is leveling the playing field in a lot more fields.
The Biggest Lesson that can be learned from the Gutenburg Press is that it was here to stay. The Internet is also here to stay. It’s not a fad, and it will not go out of fashion in a year or two. It will be here for the rest of your life and in one way or another, for all of future generations.
Deciding not to have an active presence on the Internet is like denying the effect of the printing press. The world will never go back to writing books by hand and there will never be a time when there is no Internet (unless your provider has an outage).
The BIG question is: What is your plan for the Internet? For now and ten years from now?