We have not had any major disruptive changes since the internet. We are due another one soon, I see Crypto and AI leading that change in the economy and society.
I read a study once that said it only takes around 10% of the population to adopt a trend for it then to become self sustaining and spread to the masses. We may be closer to crypto adoption than we think
The cycle people believe it operates in roughly 20 year cycles so we are right on time if you believe the bursting of the dotcom allowed the internet to truly take off.