You want your proof that we're living in the future? You really want it? Fine. Just have a look at what's probably in your hand right now. Yep, a smartphone. Stare at it in wonder. Check that image above and see how many devices a tiny little phone has replaced in the last 20 years. Now give it a little kiss, and keep reading.
In just a short span of time, we've come to take the power of these little gadgets for granted. We toss them away at a moment's notice, forget them in bars, and dump them in the toilet. But we really do need to step back and look in wonder at what a clever piece of technology this is. It changes lives, and it's changed the world as we know it.