There’s something interesting I’ve noticed.
Whenever a high-tech trend starts growing, its exact opposite grows alongside it.
Look at how the growth chart for music streaming looks exactly the same as the one for vinyl records:
Both started growing in the 2010’s and then skyrocketed in the early 2020’s.
What we all learned in science class as a kid can be applied to technology and the economy: every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction.
Obviously it’s not exactly equal since streaming is at almost $20B and vinyl is just over $1B, but you know what I mean.
The high-tech and the low-tech are growing side-by-side.
Look at the price charts for bitcoin (high tech computer coins) and gold (low tech metal from the ground):