I'm a tek addict myself. No matter where you are, people are looking for something to tear them away from reality, challenge their state of mind.
Another cause of change, one less noticeable but fundamental, is the modern growth of population closely connected with scientific and medical discoveries. It is interesting that the United Nations has set up a special Commission to study this question.
I'm not really attracted to a big, jacked guy. I think that's a little excessive.