I disagree with the inevitability - but it does seem to be the future that we are barreling into in some countries - and of course already there in China. @segf

I disagree with the inevitability - but it does seem to be the future that we are barreling into in some countries - and of course already there in China. @segfaultbuserr is right in that a lot of this is due to blind opportunism, and an apparent inability to see it as the trap that it is. The books looks very interesting - thanks for the recommendation.