I think today the variance of weirdness is increasing. Conformists can conform like never before, due say to social media and the Girardian desire to mimic others. But unusual people can connect with other unusual people, and make each other much weirder and more "niche." For instance, every possible variant of political views seems to be "out ther... See more
As demonstrated throughout history — from the French Revolution to the growth of Wikipedia — the power of the distributed many can sometimes greatly outperform the power of the hierarchical few.
The world is waking up to the reality that the platforms of today have become too powerful and value extractive. The platforms of tomorrow will find it more difficult to build sustainable businesses through data monopolisation that keeps users locked in. They will likely be more open and continue to work together with, not against their users.