If instead of talking about progress , we start to talk about change, things may look quite different than Gordon&#x27;s view:<p>We live in a surveillance society(both governmental and commercial). We are glued to screens, having much less human interactions than before(and some psychologists think it greatly harms our empathy). Boredom is non existent. Something like addiction is everywhere. The variety and quality of our media and maybe experiences in general(think foodie culture) have greatly improved. For many jobs , the rate of learning, and the demand for creativity have greatly improved.<p>Of course this is good and bad.<p>And as for business: Business today looks totally different than before the internet.<p>So yes, the internet is a life changing technology  if you look deeply. And there are many other life changing technologies in the work.<p>As for gdp growth - well isn&#x27;t it more complex than - great new technology -&gt; a lot of growth ?