3. Normal people accept surveillance and techies are tracked down / silenced.
Given our current surveillance state with social networks, I don't see (1) or (2) as real options.
Given our current surveillance state with social networks, I don't see (1) or (2) as real options.
One thing I do agree with is that collaboration tools have to come first. We've become unable to do anything without a company/boss, completely atomized. Three or four programmers/designers who hang out should be able to do anything together. Put them in a downtown office with some MBA prick alternately yelling at them and kissing their asses, and they can build empires that they get to share 5% of.