Answer:
A. technology.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the passage above one can assume that by wings the author means technology. The way he uses the metaphor implies that, nowadays, the amount of information and the channels available to explore it, most notably the internet, are widespread and, personally and culturally, it is as if each person had wings on his back that can carry him very far, very fast, and connect with the entire world in the blink of an eye, be that one´s own family members or one´s political leaders.