The Curious Case of the Fifth Industrial Revolution
People often speak about revolutions as if they are predictable events that arrive with new machines and new slogans. Every few years, someone announces that the world has entered another industrial revolution. But when one looks closely, it becomes clear that humanity is not even living through the fourth. We are still standing in the space between confusion and awakening. The world likes to imagine that it is evolving, but in truth, it is still afraid to. The fifth industrial revolution is not here yet. It is waiting patiently for humanity to mature enough to deserve it. The Illusion of Progress Governments host summits, corporations build narratives, and universities write reports about artificial intelligence and automation. Yet society remains trapped in the same cycles of greed, division, and corruption. We still destroy the planet that sustains us. We still treat intelligence as a product rather than a responsibility. If this is progress, it is a shallow one. Technology h...