Slide 5: The Industrial Age - The Shift to Capital and Permission

Explanation: This slide marks the first great acceleration and a fundamental shift in the nature of power. Wealth moves from a tangible, natural resource (Land) to a human-made one (Machines & Tools). This introduced the concepts of efficiency and scale, breaking the seasonal and geographical limitations of the Agricultural Age.

However, it created a new barrier: the "Permission" economy. Access to the means of production was now controlled by corporations and institutions. The mention of the college degree as the new "ticket" is critical—it shows how the system formalized a new class structure based on credentialed access to technology, rather than birthright to land. This sets the stage for the next era's disruption, where technology itself begins to democratize access.