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Though there are still many challenges ahead for us to face, we’ve come a long way from the ill-equipped, near-blind species we once were. For all of our historical and present struggles, not only have we gained a great deal in the way of natural insights, scientific understanding and technological capability, but also endless streams of creative self-expression and cultural variation.
We have gone from mythological explanations of nature to detailed technical insight, from rudimentary stone and wooden tools to automated machinery, from cave paintings to digitally generated art, and from being restricted to word of mouth to the written word which can then be shared across the world in the click of a button.
Obviously, it doesn’t stop here.
This digital age of information is still relatively new, and the new generations now are the first generations to be born into it, never knowing, for example, a world before streaming media or the internet as a whole.
Many aspects of people’s lives have been improved and made a lot more enjoyable thanks to the creative and technological endeavours of others; instant communication at the click of a button, being able to shop online for things we need, or…
