If you could go back in time 25 years and tell people what the world will look like today, they would probably label you as insane. All you would have to do is describe to them what they can access via their smartphones. I guess you would actually have to describe to them what smartphone is.
A smartphone gives us maps of almost every city and town on the globe, GPS, email, phones, cameras, radios, encyclopedias, the list could go on and on. We live in a world where billions of people have access to a significant amount of human knowledge in their pockets. And did I mention that it's almost all free? Some people would say you're lying, others that the economics don't make sense. How can businesses make money if they're providing access to all this stuff without charging for it? How can all of this information be stored on a device the size of a deck of cards?
To me, the exciting question is what do the next 25 years hold in store for us? We will one day describe to our children the types of occupations, difficulties and inconveniences we had to endure, only to be met with dumbfounded looks of confusion. I believe that we haven't even scratched the surface of what technology an innovation will provide humanity. In fact, I believe the innovations in the past 25 years will pale in comparison with what lies ahead.
Anybody who believes the best is behind us risks being left behind themselves.