Then again, it&#x27;s possible that a new paradigm is right around the corner and will fundamentally disrupt everyone including the Silicon Valley elite.<p>Of course, most of us have no idea what it will be -- some radical advance in biotech such as CRISPR[1], huge advances in 3-D printing, virtual reality workplaces, cold fusion, discovering and harnessing gravitons, virtually-sentient robotic devices, teleportation of physical objects....<p>When this happens--and given the rate of acceleration of new discoveries in our hyper-connected, 24x7 world, it&#x27;s definitely &quot;when&quot; and not &quot;if&quot;--we will experience massive economic disruption that will be exploited by a new generation of visionaries.  Those visionaries won&#x27;t necessarily be the same people who are really good with javascript.  It will be yet another class, and the javascript folks will become the elders, like Gates and Ellison.<p>Should be an interesting time; hope I&#x27;m around to see it and take part in it!<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;crispr-the-disruptor-1.17673" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;crispr-the-disruptor-1.17673</a>