The development of universal structures for the communication, storage and processing of information in general is a step change in this longer-term process
....But calling Marx and Keynes to his side, Mason asks us to imagine postcapitalism similarly as the point where gdp growth lines ‘go vertical’
...but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government
## social and political order is closely coupled with TECH innovation
[review - Paul Mason, Postcapitalism: A Guide To Our Future](https://newleftreview.org/issues/II100/articles/rob-lucas-the-free-machine.pdf)
> The development of universal structures for the communication, storage and processing of information in general is a step change in this longer-term process
> ....But calling Marx and Keynes to his side, Mason asks us to imagine postcapitalism similarly as the point where gdp growth lines ‘go vertical’
[The End of History?](https://www.embl.de/aboutus/science_society/discussion/discussion_2006/ref1-22june06.pdf) Francis Fukuyama The National Interest and [his book](http://www.democraziapura.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1992-Fukuyama.pdf)
> ...but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government
## Macro views
[Industries of the Future by Alec Ross](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/3468/IOTFNotes.pdf) quotes - review
- [Industry 4.0](https://s3.amazonaws.com/knowen-production/big_attachments/607caad1f2b64c9953907562aeb78a56/LTC+-+Intelligent+Enterprise+CJR+9-30-18+PDF.pdf)
> Everything As-A-Service
- [Big Data, IoT And AI, Part One: Three Sides Of The Same Coin](https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestowersclark/2019/02/15/big-data-iot-and-ai-part-one-three-sides-of-the-same-coin/#350dffa069da)
> by Charles Towers-Clark (I write about AI, data, deep tech & self-management in the digital age)
[Opening Up The Edge: Why Agnostic Cloud Software Is The Key To Edge Computing](https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestowersclark/2019/02/25/opening-up-the-edge-why-agnostic-cloud-software-is-the-key-to-edge-computing/#6ae230c3c674)
- [Globalization 4.0](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-globalization-4-0-fits-into-the-history-of-globalization/)
## Cycles
[The Myth of The Infrastructure Phase](https://www.usv.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase) by USV on OCT 01, 2018
[Lessons from Howard Marks’ New Book: “Mastering the Market Cycle – Getting the Odds on Your Side” October 6, 2018](https://25iq.com/2018/10/06/lessons-from-howard-marks-new-book-mastering-the-market-cycle-getting-the-odds-on-your-side/)