Technology, like knowledge, does not preclude failure in anything. That's pretty much like asking why after over 100 years of flight airplanes still crash or break.
That was a nice presentation.
For those who have little life experiance, and I am NOT beng derogatory here, this presentation's premise was not news. Anyone over the age of even 30 has seen the advances in technology.
The shift in political power is obvious to anyone who has an inkling of historical information. The globe's power players have shifted numerous times and is certain to shift again, possibly in the youngsters now living lifetime.
Technology we take for granted now didn't exist 35 years ago. The only constant is change. Now that you are all peeing your pants over it, get over it. It's simply life.