While cultural and economic progress along the digital frontier unfolds unevenly at times — and produces its share of tech giants in the process — the general direction of change remains quite encouraging. More and better technology and information options are placed before consumers every day. And competition and innovation remain robust.
But Chicken Little-ism still runs rampant. For example, a recent Washington Post headline screamed “Four Titans of Tech Are Racing to be King of Digital Age.” Like many tech press pieces these days, it focused on the heated battle between Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon.com, and featured the requisite amount of stewing from nervous nail-biters.
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