important by the day). It could completely upend our system, concentrating wealth in a small number of talented tech companies and their employees while millions struggle. In the past, the economy has been able to absorb those displaced by technology in other sectors. This time feels different. The numbers could be staggering and will include some services (a refuge for the displaced in the past).

What the protesters and counterprotesters don't seem to realize is that they face many common struggles. In a more perfect world, they would find common ground and negotiate for needed change. We'll see if that happens. Trump has been very effective at playing them off against one another. There was another link a week or two ago to an academic who coined a term for the strategy (Sadopopulism). It amounts to a sophisticated blame game that helps an authoritarian leader preserve the current order on behalf of those who already have wealth and power.