Ha ha, this indeed. But how to form consensus? Consensus might be imposed (e.g. a monopoly situation) which does not seem to apply yet (thankfully). Consensus

Ha ha, this indeed. But how to form consensus? Consensus might be imposed (e.g. a monopoly situation) which does not seem to apply yet (thankfully). Consensus might also emerge if independent entities realize that they might benefit greatly from it (e.g. accelerating the maturity of consensus approaches, reducing costs etc.). So far we can empirically state the obvious (that centrifugal forces are stronger than consensus forming forces). Whether the future will look like the past is anybody's guess.