If someone had asked me whether we’re in the Industrial Age or the Information Age, I would have said we’ve been deep into information for a while now. Doc Searls points out that we have another leap to make.

I’ve long believed that the crossover from the Industrial Age to the Information Age will be marked by an awakening to the need by customers to control their own selves, rather than to remain subordinated to the controlling interests of companies. Same thing with citizens and governments.