Tim:

Thanks for you piece. Your focus on where we have to get to versus where we are how and how we get there is refreshingly hopeful. You might be interested in a couple of pieces I did on where we are now — http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/the-labor-saving-effects-of-switching-from-store-to-online-purchases-amazon-vs-department-stores-and-malls/.

I would take issue with you friend who said if we want to know the future, look at how rich people live. I hope not — Gates has a 66,000 square foot home — and others spend much of their life in planes — http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/the-outrageous-income-differentials-allowed-in-the-us-time-for-a-change/.

But thanks for suggesting a meaningful future!