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2014-12-08 — theguardian.com
``Some sectors, such as music and media, have already been disrupted as a result of the internet's ability to let individuals and small groups compete with the major established players. Meanwhile, the mainstreaming of 3D printing and tech advances in logistics -- such as the installation of billions of intelligent sensors across supply chains -- means this phenomenon is now spreading from the virtual to the physical world, Rifkin says.
... Millennials are already seeing through the false notion that the more we accumulate, the more we are autonomous and free. It seems they are more interested in developing networks and joining the sharing economy than in consumption for consumption's sake. ... [Rifkin] says the collaborative commons offers the only viable way forward to deal with the sustainability challenges faced by humanity. source article | permalink | discuss | subscribe by: | RSS | email Comments: Be the first to add a comment add a comment | go to forum thread Note: Comments may take a few minutes to show up on this page. If you go to the forum thread, however, you can see them immediately. |