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@ ever4st
2025-04-21 12:29:38Notice this consistent apparitioon in the timeline of something that reflects a major key shift in tech:
💾 1980s – The Personal Computer Era
- IBM PC (1981) launches the home computing revolution.
- Rise of Apple II, Commodore 64, etc.
- Storage is local and minimal.
- Paradigm shift: Computing becomes personal.
🎮 1990s – Networking & Gaming
- LAN parties, DOOM (1993) popularizes multiplayer FPS.
- Early internet (dial-up, BBS, IRC).
- There is lots of room for connecting PC.
- Paradigm shift: Networked interaction begins.
🌐 2000s – The Internet Boom
- Web 2.0, broadband, Google, Wikipedia.
- Rise of forums, blogs, file sharing.
- A bigger need of interaction is looming
- Storage is on cd and dvd.
- Paradigm shift: Global information access explodes.
📱 2010s – Social Media & Mobile
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram dominate.
- Smartphones become ubiquitous.
- Bitcoin appears and start a revolution.
- Collecting personal data from users to fuel the next shift.
- Paradigm shift: Always-connected, algorithmic society.
🤖 2020s – AI & Decentralization
- GPT, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Copilot.
- Blockchain, Nostr, Web3 experiments.
- Storage is in the cloud.
- Paradigm shift: Autonomous intelligence and freedom tech emerge.
roughly every decade, a tech leap reshapes how we live and think.