anchor: (My personal guess is that the hidden improvements are less important than they were in the 1950s and 1960 For example, direct-dial long-distance calling and television made more real difference to our lives than the Internet and DVD.)
positive: I think that the hidden improvements are less important than they were in the 1950s and 1960.
negative: I think that the hidden improvements are more important than they were in the 1950s and 1960.