Power is “the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way;…to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” It’s the mechanical or electrical energy that underwrites civilization. The bedrock and central principle of the state. Power in one form or another shapes everything. And it, too, is about to be transformed. Technology is ultimately political because technology is a form of power. And perhaps the single overriding characteristic of the coming wave is that it will democratize access to power.
Power, Downloaded: Technology’s Democratizing Wave
