Mini-Paradigms

A paradigm is a state of being; a status quo for a given moment in time.

A paradigm shift is what happens when variables change in such a way that the status quo changes measurably or perceptually.

Post-WWII Europe was a very different place than pre-WWII Europe: the paradigm shifted because so many variables changed.

The same is true of the pre-smartphone and post-smartphone paradigms. It doesn’t seem like the introduction of a consumer electronics product category would change much of...