Literacy, an evolution of ideas

This piece, besides being very boring, dealt with the evolution of literacies as the are seen today in an increasingly technology dependent world. I find it interesting that literacy in modern terminology originated with the growth of industry. It would seem that many of our current values derived from such pursuits of wealth. All in all, quite intriguing. Furthermore, the term "literacy" is reapplied to old and even defunct technologies by the author. It is like the meaning always existed but we never had a word for it. Literacy. Is it the ability to manipulate a technology or something more? One thing remains certain. Literacy has become an integral part of the modern world