The interesting thing is even they underestimate what is coming. The more I study what is coming in the future with technology the more I realize that 99% of the people do not fully get it. Even the ones who study it for a living. Its that complicated.

Innovation moving faster than ever: A new book "The Second Machine Age" is discussed by the authors at Harvard Book Store is pleased to welcome the director of the MIT Center for Digital Business, Erik Brynjolfsson, and Andrew McAfee, one of the principal research scientists at the Center, for a discussion of their book, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. The authors were joined in conversation by Meghna Chakrabarti, co-host of WBUR's Radio Boston. In The Second Machine Age MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee-two thinkers at the forefront of their field-reveal the forces driving the reinvention of our lives and our economy. Thanks for the post, Forum Network

Once again, Arigato John-san

What about resource depletion ???

50$ Tab in India :( Broadband Internet connectivity is still not feasible in large part of India. And the cost of 3G cost wont workout either 18$ per month for 10 Gb Data...As far my knowledge India has to long way to go in terms of creating future ready workforce..

Isn't the EITC a negative income tax? And you can get EITC even if you don't work if you falsely report income from self-employment.

"In The Second Machine Age MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee-two thinkers at the forefront of their field-reveal the forces driving the reinvention of our lives and our economy. As the full impact of digital technologies is felt, we will realize immense bounty in the form of dazzling personal technology, advanced infrastructure, and near-boundless access to the cultural items that enrich our lives"

I can see a future where women have the advantage in employment due to their emotional intelligence. Generally speaking of course.