Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

If you're going for a modern version of "Ages of Humanity" akin to Hesiod/Ovid, sure, if not Digital or Information.

But Stone/Copper/Bronze/Iron refer specifically to the dominant material for crafting weaponry. In that sense, maybe we're in the transition between Steel and Plastic, though maybe a case could be made for Lead.

Or we really are in the Nuclear Age, and it becomes the Final Age of Humanity.

Or war has gone digital, and we are in the Information Age, beyond terrestrial materials. In that case, true Space and then Atomic (universal assembler) Ages may follow.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: