To perceive clearly and make sense of the time in which one lives is always difficult, and moreso in the midst of rapid change. The fossil record of sea urchins, for example, may show little or no variation over millions of years, then suddenly change greatly in no time at all, geologically speaking. It's a concept that might apply to us. Change, tremendous change is all around, and acceleration faster than we know. And as the world changes, we are changed.
Electronic marvels proliferate by geometric proportions.
Everything moves faster and our notions of time and space adjust of necessity, whether we realize it or not. Information is available as never before and at the touch of a finger. Information has become an industry, a commodity to be packaged, promoted, and marketed incessantly. All hail the Web, the Internet, the Information Highway. Information isn't learning.