I think a big difference between the technology of the past and that of the present is that today it is within everyone's reach compared to the past.
If we think of the first use of the Internet in the 1960s as a US defense and espionage system.
I don't think that technological discoveries ever have a point of stagnation because it's in the DNA of human beings to always look forward, moreover today artificial intelligence comes to the rescue. Thanks for sharing your post that really offers interesting food for thought.