Lately, I have been thinking about technological innovations and how they fit in the context of the the current state of the world and end up changing it. There are innovations which may seem simple or modest, but can lead to disruption in a huge way. I found this great essay on printing press which explains how no one saw the revolution it kick started.The printing press decentralized the role of gatekeeper. In a scribal culture, maintaining some measure of control over ideas and their disse...