Inventioned out

When the lightbulb was created society thought it was either the devil's work, or the greatest invention ever. Arguments in government over its importance and fears of its potential risks were hotly debated.
However it was viewed, there was excitement. It was major news and the world changed.
I remember the affordable calculator arriving; the power it unleashed. I remember being able to do mathematical calculations so much quicker.
They were basic but adding endless numbers together without taxing my brain was wonderful, divisions where numbers were awkward and large multiplications, all became as easy as pressing a series of buttons.
Change really started to take off after that.
I remember room size computers came to my university, and we could use them, albeit with punch cards (😖)!
Mono systems were replaced by stereo sound and it was transforming the way we listened to vinyl.
Front loading, automatic washing machines!
Aah, heaven sent. I could dispense with the mangle in the back garden, treading the sheets in the bath to wash them. I could add soap powder and the washing, close the door and it would both clean and spin the clothes. It was stupendous! And it was plumbed in! I didn't have to fight pipework to taps and drains.
Microwaves! That revolutionised the household. We applauded the cheaper prices (still hundreds though) and as more families could afford them, more frozen meals started appearing, more families lost mealtimes (😥).
We still cheered, but less so.
As each new thing arrived we looked at it, worked out if we could afford it and then moved on.
Our wonderment was decreasing with every new innovation.
When you take a snapshot of where we are now, then consider those over 60 years old are the last generation before computers, this new world is a complete transformation.
But do we appreciate that? Appreciate all the new creations, good and bad?
Computer games? An important part of many peoples lives, 3D films, AI, VR, we even know which initials to use instead of the words. Emojis. Social media. Satellite connectivity. Drones. Gun ship helicopters. Supersonic jets. Killing machines of extreme potency and deadly accuracy. Bombs. Cyborg development. Genetic engineering. Organ replacement. High Street plastic surgery........the list goes on and on and on.
When the lightbulb happened, the world took a sharp breath and weighed up its impact.
When new innovations happen now, do we stop and think at all?