30 October 2020 - industrial revolutions

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2020 : 30 October 2020

Then the Seventh Industrial Revolution!

I know, I know, I’ll start the revolutionary new industry of incrementing the count of industrial revolutions! I wonder if I can keep out competitors?

clue:

The identity and number of so-called “industrial revolutions” varies depending on who’s keeping count. Nowadays it’s usually four, five, or six.

take oh take this clue away