There are possible thoughts that the world is moving "backwards", but I don't believe that for a second. I can see how one may believe this, but you have to think about it this way. Technology is booming right now, and has been for a good bit. Technology and inventions plays a huge part in everything we do. Now if more and more inventions of technology continue to boom this way, everything will eventually be technology. See the older generations didn't have much technology, so they are learning and catching up with the younger generation. The younger generation has grown up around technology, which has made kids have to learn faster than the older generation. When inventions are being made, the world moves faster. If the world moves faster, you have to learn and adapt faster. See we are in a world full of great inventions, but this would be mind blowing to a world 50, 80, or 100 years ago. This world is moving forward, but many people are focused on moving this world backwards, because some people can't adapt to change.