Cyberwarfare is proving to be as threatening to political and economic stability as conventional military conflict. At the same time, technologies like water filtration systems, drought-resistant seeds, renewable energy, and the Internet have the potential to fulfill the basic needs of a crowded planet better than any empire could.
地质技术竞争的重要性超过以往任何时候。事实证明网络战对政治经济稳定的威胁丝毫不亚于常规军事冲突。同时，水资源过滤系统、抗旱种子、可再生能源和互联网等现代技术完全可以比任何帝国更好地满足我们这个拥挤星球的基本需求。