Be humble and expect to be hacked – survival basics for the Internet Age

You have to wonder what it will take for pundits to appreciate that already well documented tectonic power shifts are for real.

Since John Naisbitt’s “Megatrends” was published in 1982, a succession of thinkers have generated a library of books on how the Information Age will empower the previously disempowered, with the old structures collapsing. For a refresher, pick up a copy of Moises Naim’s excellent “The End of Power”.

Hapless UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempt to roll back the years with a Thatcher-type command and control message has likely destroyed her career. SA’s Jacob Zuma and the Guptas are being tripped up by another product of this new age – data hacks which have exposed the ugly innards of their network of corruption.

In these circumstances, the only rational approach is to operate as though everything you do is in the public domain, because it could easily end up there. And be sure to take a big dose of humility pills every day. Because nowadays, pride really does come before the fall. Ask Theresa.

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