The Great Equalizer

"Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain. Meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure."
- GK Chesterton

So with 1984 over 20 years behind us there's still the lingering threat of the governmental big brother watching over us. The FBI may even be listening in on your phone conversations (or reading your blog)!

Pragmatically speaking, fraud and bureaucracy are still the biggest threats (as in $1 billion in federal fraud for Hurricane Katrina).

But what about the alternative to Orwell? What about Huxley's picture of a world in which the government doesn't ban books, but no one reads because they're all busy playing videogames? TV, the great equalizer, can bring a higher level of education to children at every socioeconomic level. Has it? The internet breaks down the barriers to information access. Are you short on information?

There's no question technology is a great thing, and the market for what's next will be consumer-driven -- what are you using it for?