Relaunching the era of e-globalization

The Financial Times recently declared that we are entering the era of electronic globalization. They characterize this new period with tech-mergers from Microsoft and Salesforce, international software writers from Lagos, Istanbul, and Lima, and increases in technology expenditures.

Launching the era of e-globalization with an economic premise may be likened to an iceberg: business is the part that shows above the water. The real bulk, the real meaning of this new era, lies below the surface. Eras reflect a distinct character and mindset of a given time period rather than its products, services, and corporations.

The Classical Era was not about Stein or Späth selling pianofortes, or Leopold Mozart writing violin textbooks in various cities. The Classical Era was about a change of view occurring in society. For the first time, music was being played in public concerts for the enjoyment and entertainment of commoners.

The Renaissance Era was not about Frederico da Montefeltro investing in portraits, sculptures, and images of saints. It was more about Filippo Brunelleschi inventing the three-point perspective and artists such as Raphael making art more life-like, recreating nature, and putting people in the center of things.

To understand the real bulk of e-globalization, and what lies beneath the surface, one needs to begin with globalization without the “e.”

Read the full article here:
https://thelondonglobalist.org/relaunching-the-era-of-e-globalization/

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