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Reed Hastings

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.

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Human history is often divided into periods based on the dominant materials and tools people used, like stone, bronze, or iron. This shows how technology shapes the way we understand and categorize different eras of human development.

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