This rebirth of civilization will be a intellectual revolution similar the one that followed the development of the printing press. The implications of the development of the printing press are innumerable. It was at this point that the concept of the author became commonplace. Following the rise of authors came the separation of the expert from the rest of society. This fragmentation into specialized areas gave birth to the scientific revolution.
Telecommunications has a different potential.
This 20th-century printing press has the ability to make anybody an expert. It gives the power of publication to the masses. Following the development of the printing press man had a scientific revolution. These and other questions need to be asked. Yes, but there is more to it than that.