“The richest 1 percent in America have almost 40 percent of our country’s wealth, while the bottom 90 percent have 73 percent of the debt. This is largely the result of technology. And just wait until our work force is truly affected by the rise of robots and automation … Technology is also likely to be at the center of the next major geopolitical battle.” Technology is shrinking the world and widening the wealth gap. It also may provide the front lines for the next world war. From Nick Bilton in Vanity Fair: Are we at the start of a tech world war? Man, all I wanted to do was to be able to stream a movie once in a while.