→ The end of what can be considered "knochenarbeit"
→ Rich / Poor Distribution
→ Data as a resource will not follow old market laws of shortage and production
→ How translucent is the barrier between rich and poor (in scenario eg via diary)
→ More Startups / Less Big Players?
→ State of Economy: Monopole / Current State / Multipolization
→ Economy and State: Socialism vs. Capitalism
→ Prediction: Social-Market-Economy with strong welfare state (Stronger than now based on Germany, perhaps more like a Scandinavian Model)
→ Less Jobs (Reports)
→ Many Jobs that are replaced will be undesirable jobs
→ Changed Jobs
→ New Jobs
→ Human component remains and gets paid for work
→ Pure "machine-economy" seems unlikely as of now
→ China, India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil are expected to be the top five economies by the mid-century
→ Asia-Pacific region in particular will emerge as the focal point of the global economy
→ Jobs are more short-term and people switch more fluently between them as new jobs emerge
→ People experiment more with jobs to find meaning and hidden talents / pleasures