"She thought about it and nodded slightly. "Yes, the darknet economy was seeded by real world wealth. Wealth that was questionable in origin to begin… - Daniel Suarez

">> "is this cup half empty or half full, Mr. Tighe?"
<< "It's completely full if you include the air" — James Tighe"

If you ask me, this is simple: we shut everything off and go back to using pens, paper, and phones. Lay off all these IT bastards.

The people behind the modern global economy will prevent any meaningful change until it's too late.

But the question that needs to be answered is whether civilization's inability to adapt is a failure of leadership — or an unwillingness in humanity itself.