The fly in the ointment of all this development is government. Technology is already outpacing them and while they're all concerned about keeping and consolidating power, the world is leaping forward blindly with innovation. I'm having trouble envisioning how these elements are going to co-exist in the future. Are the governments going to become so paranoid that we basically enter a "communist" state with government regulating everything? Or is the technology going to be so advanced that "freedom" is going to break out around the world with the government being able to do little to stop it? Not that those are the only two options but....it really is hard to picture how our current economical and political situation can "peacefully" be steered into embracing the technology that would benefit all humankind.

Once again, your post leads me down another rabbithole.... :-)

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