Reminds me of a paper by an oft talked about author, though virtually nobody ever even reads his paper, much less understands anything in it. He has some interesting things to say:
https://duckduckgo.c...ciety+and+its+futureIt hits this topic head on. With a 2x4. Really hard. Repetitively.
FWIW - It's an excellent read. I'm not saying that it's gospel truth or anything - just that it is a good read. (Gotta get that in before someone reads too much into things...)