I agree that information (communication) is fundamental to human society. But I don&#x27;t agree that information technology is a force for equality and decentralization of power. Over the course of history it&#x27;s been the opposite - papyrus enabled the the expansion of the Roman empire, the nation state could not exist without paper and printing, and digitalization is creating larger multinational corporations than was possible before, and we will soon see states evolve to a version where it has even more control over citizens.