Every leap in communication has made groups larger and smarter, and this one is the biggest. Writing, then printing, then electronic networks each let more people act as one mind; each transition let larger groups communicate more easily and improved human welfare.

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  Each time these transitions occurred, new technologies enabled larger groups of people to communicate with each other more easily.

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  information technologies, like writing and the printing press, allowed groups to become dramatically larger and more intelligent

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