The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class
Why it’s time to implement the #AbundanceAlgorithm
Economics
“This is the real news of our century. It is highly feasible to take care of all of humanity at a higher standard of living than anybody has ever experienced or dreamt of. To do so without having anybody profit at the expense of another so that everybody can enjoy the whole earth. And it can all be done by 1985.” - R. Buckminster Fuller, The World Game, 1971
2011: The Year Mobile Took Over The World
From the video, in 2011:
Whopping increase in app creation and downloads:
– ONE BILLION apps downloaded worldwide each month
– $3 BILLION paid by Apple alone to independent apps developers
Surge in use of social media mobile platforms:
– 166 PERCENT increase in Facebook Mobile users in the first half of 2011 alone
– 103 MILLION wireless tweets were posted each day
– ONE BILLION Foursquare check-ins
– 26 PHOTOS were made “hipstery” on Instagram every second
Ongoing explosion in data traffic:
– EIGHT TRILLION texts were sent – up 1.1 trillion from last year
– 1800 PERCENT increase in traffic on U.S. networks predicted in just four years
Unprecedented competition and choice:
– MORE SMARTPHONES purchased than PCs in the United States
– MORE WIRELESS SUBSCRIPTIONS than people
– TWO BILLION networked mobile devices by 2015
– 4G SERVICES being rolled out by at least six carriers in 2011 alone
Massive potential for job creation and economic growth:
– 2.4 MILLION American jobs supported by wireless
– $27.5 BILLION investment in U.S. mobile networks by wireless carriers
– 500,000 JOBS & $400 BILLION to U.S. GDP with additional 500 MHz of additional spectrum