Afterword

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠Contemporary tales of technology and economics engage a moving target, which means they must necessarily include an element of forecasting. Inventing the world to come is always more an art than a science, and the results can never be precise. Trends, however, do have a way of continuing. Sometimes, in fact, you look into the crystal ball and hope what you see never happens. This fable is offered