My bet is we are transitioning from a society of cheep energy to a society of cheap information: we'll be consuming less and interacting more. Unfortunately, t

My bet is we are transitioning from a society of cheep energy to a society of cheap information: we'll be consuming less and interacting more. Unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily imply less powerful corporations: they're already fighting for the control of what we are allowed to create, how we can interact (privacy), what we can do with our stuff, which crops we will eat, etc. I'm an optimist though: I hope they won't eventually succeed.