Except the status quo of the value-chain may not be representative of the natural settling over time. Design/marketing rest very much on the stability and pract

Except the status quo of the value-chain may not be representative of the natural settling over time. Design/marketing rest very much on the stability and practical enforcement of "IP" in our current attempted world view. That is unlikely to play out in the long run. The world is unlikely to consistently enforce the cost of a one-but-no-longer complex process, when a simple/cheaper process produces essentially the same outcome. Minus rarity of material requirements. What out of "IP" survives? Local trademarks/service marks, sure. Copyright with meaningful global enforcement... not likely. Production of small intricate things/electronics ... likely. Production of easy-to-future-produce/assemble, seems unlikely.