This is due in part to technology, but specifically I see two curves powering this cognitive explosion:
Curve 1 - creating information is easier thanks to technology, and the quality of this content is constantly improving.
Curve 2 - distributing information is easier thanks to technology, social networks allow for culture to change at a memetic rate, distributing information rapidly.
What happens in the next few years will outperform even the wildest expectations.
Our world is changing at accelerating rates.
This is due in part to technology, but specifically I see two curves powering this cognitive explosion:
Curve 1 - creating information is easier thanks to technology, and the quality of this content is constantly improving.
Curve 2 - distributing information is easier thanks to technology, social networks allow for culture to change at a memetic rate, distributing information rapidly.
What happens in the next few years will outperform even the wildest expectations.
I do my best to explain why.