current epoch beginning in the 1970s, defined by digital computation and networked communication
transistor (1947), integrated circuit (1958), microprocessor (1971), internet (1983)
data as the primary economic resource, replacing industrial capital
personal computers, mobile devices, cloud infrastructure, AI
the internet restructured knowledge distribution, commerce, governance, and social organization
cyber represents the next phase: decentralized search, knowledge graphs, consensus-verified truth
preceded by the Industrial Revolution
the singularity is the hypothetical culmination of this age