09-28-2021, 11:41 AM
(09-28-2021, 07:59 AM)sbarrera Wrote:(09-27-2021, 08:27 PM)nguyenivy Wrote: Can we use the knowledge of how technologies were developed & used over prior times to figure out how the coming Turnings will play out at least in the realm of technology? The 'wild west' era of the 1990s online environments didn't become noticeable until long after it passed. Is it likely that 'big tech' will not be broken up/disturbed during the upcoming 1T due to a social environment that demands stability? It seems likely the tech structure will not be messed with (except to make it accessible to more people via funding more broadband infrastructure development) any time soon considering COVID-19 made us all a lot more reliant on it.
I think that all in all, the masses are happy with "Big Tech" despite the complaining about their power that does happen. The reasons aren't complicated: it makes everyone's lives easier to have just a few companies to rely on for what you do online - buy stuff, message people, share vacation photos, check headlines. Information monopolies form because people would rather have a few simple, consistent portals to access for their needs rather than a plethora of options which just means more work. Eventually, come the next 2T, the social mood will involve questioning the status quo and there will be room for outliers and outsiders again.
I suspect this is correct, but that doesn't exempt Big Tech from Big Taxes. These are inevitable at this point, and today's new taxes, like savvy bank robbers, will go where the money is. We've tried handiing the rich the checkbook,and got nothing for it, so it's time for paybacks all around.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.