We measure ourselves, no longer by our gold but our circuitry

I was unpacking my bag and I realised that all the things I consider to be of particular worth are electronic, it struck me how nowadays electronic stuff is often worth more than precious stones, purely in terms of common usage. Maybe that's a half baked theory, but

what I mean is

no longer do we measure ourselves, as much, by the fancy clothes/jewelry etc. but by whether we have the latest 12o thousand gigabyte iPod touch phone, built in spaceship


I'd like to think there's some sort of overarching point or message to these ramblings, but I don't think I'm gonna be eloquent to express it even if I knew what it was.