One aspect of the globalized world today is that the world has plunged into fast-paced, turbulent times where everyone is connected — so much so that British sociologist Anthony Giddens has been compelled to write of today's age as one where "the local and the global are inextricably intertwined."
Globalization is no longer spearheaded by countries, but rather by individuals, an eclectic amalgamation of people from every unique culture and every walk of life.
One of the fruits of globalization is indeed the ability for individuals to access and contribute to man's collective knowledge. The paradigmatic shift that brought about such strides in individual-level connectivity was, needless to say, the Internet. If the industrial revolution laid the groundwork for the bones of today's world, then the Internet represents the nerves: Our computer terminals act as synapses that connect the individual to the brains of the world.