The first paragraph is 100% true.
If we look at things all the way back to the Roman republic and the empire, we realize that, after Romans developed such magnificent architecture, we had dark ages that didn't produce anything. After that, we come to the renaissance and the likes of Da Vinci, who, besides the art, left some of the foundation stones of the future technological development. Then, the industrial revolution began and created mass production, which, basically, we are still using today. In the 80s, the internet revolution took deep root and changed the world forever.

The only thing that is immediately recognizable is the time span between those giant leaps in tech development. For each wave, it takes a shorter period of time because the flow of information becoming much faster.

Nowadays, all the information is at our fingertips and that's why the internet revolution so quickly became the financial revolution that started with Bitcoin.

We live in a pacy environment and we should adjust. No matter how hard it may seem. ;-)