This situation reminds me kind of the Industrial Revolution in a way... it is just like a story I know called "The Puppy Who Lost His Way." The world was changing, and the puppy was getting... bigger.
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So, you see, the puppy was like industry. In that, they were both lost in the woods. And nobody, especially the little boy - "society" - knew where to find 'em. Except that the puppy was a dog. But the industry, my friends, that was a revolution.