Advanced information
200 years ago, the main source of wealth was the land. Therefore, the one who owned the land was considered rich. Later, the main source of wealth was industrial production, which allowed developed countries to take a dominant position in the world. The richest people were “industrialists”.
Today, the main source of wealth is information. Nowadays, those who have the most advanced information have taken the first places in the lists of the richest people in the world. However, there is one problem – the information can be transmitted around the world at the speed of light and this new wealth cannot be hidden behind “fences” waiting for the right moment…