Over the next 20 years, this helped him become even more powerful of a salesman. He rose to the top of his company, becoming COO of C&H Insurance Inc. – the premier leader of car and home insurance around Australia. They call themselves the GEICO of Australia. No longer did it take hours upon hours to figure out a simple dollar amount for insurance – now, with Apple’s now-legacy technology, they could instantly connect with their customers – no debate or anything.

This had influences throughout larger society too. Social interactions became more casual because a liar would be detected immediately. Friendships became stronger as people met those who shared more of their thoughts and feelings. Workplaces united behind common goals of people doing what they were destined to – in Alex’s case, selling insurance. And magicians went out of business. For the better.

It was all because of one innovation and a network. After starting in America, the technology quickly spread throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia to be adopted universally. The truth was the truth and no longer could it be denied. The internet was no longer just over a wire, it was over the air, human to human, thought to thought.