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Why Is the Age of Information Disappointing?

Why Is the Age of Information Disappointing?
Machines and tools are seen in a cobbler shop. Courtesy of Jeffrey A. Tucker
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It must have been remarkable to be alive between 1880 and 1910. The explosion of technology—then called “the practical arts”—was astonishing. In the course of this time, we saw the commercialization of steel that made possible huge bridges to transverse large bodies of water for the first time and allow the building of skyscrapers that change cityscapes.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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