Evolution of Technology and Social Connections

The evolution of technology, highlighted through the telegraph, telephone, electricity, and railroads, has impacted social connections, creating a parallel to the gilded age and the progressive era. The author emphasizes that the pace of environmental change has surpassed personal evolution, leading to a time of technological advancement, prosperity, wealth concentration, and the fragmentation of social ties. The call to action is to identify 21st-century community-building organizations, reminiscent of the boy scouts, to rebuild social capital, not relying on platforms like Facebook.