I have read the book. It did not predict anything. It made educated guesses about an infrastructure that was already there. No need to hype it for the sake of hyping it.
In the same way, If I see someone walking towards the postoffice I can make a prediction that he will either receive or send something by mail.
Here is actually a book that predicted most of the things mentioned in your book plus much more
Well then you didn't understand it, the book clearly predicts the fall of the modern tax structure regarding large online corporations. Something that was not even being considered in the year 2000.
The book also predicts the rise of the individual who is able to manipulate the networks to the benefit of him and others.
I would go on, but I'm finding typing whilst looking at your gif even more annoying than your reply.
Cg
@cryptogee
I haven't seen any tax structure "falling". You might need to check how authors use generic language in order to appear like they know the future. Nostradamus was a master in such vague generalisations.
Humans have always been doing that whether we talk about trade networks or online ones. Nothing new.
Please. Do go on with the book "predictions"
You don't see Google and Amazon paying a token donation to most foreign governments as a failure of tax structure? I don't know how old you are, but I am in my 40s, therefore I can remember the days when companies didn't decide how much tax they would pay to a particular country.
The second point, as I said I summarised because I couldn't handle your annoying gif, which is off screen now, so I will elaborate.
They talk very specifically about forums, and platforms like this; they are also being very particular when talking about the networks, and who exactly will be best placed to take advantage of them.
The new concept is humans that do not have any special privilege or are involved with huge legislated organisations.
You as an individual, can order things from China, and trade in a way you simply would not have been able to, up until very recently.
I am a member of a forum, which is invite only, which swaps tactics and tricks in order to get the best deals and products when purchasing from China. This is the type of thing that Netocracy confidently predicted would happen. If I know about that one, there are 100s of others I don't know about.
I'm sure that you in your infinite, hindsight-fed wisdom, saw this as an obvious progression in 2000, however for the rest of the planet, nobody saw that coming. Netocracy did.
Look it's fine, you don't like the book and feel strongly enough to troll me about it; however I will stick by what I wrote, as ultimately, the book was a huge part of the journey I'm on now. I'd go as far to say it's a reason why I'm heading in the direction I'm heading in now, and why I'm making money on and off Steemit.
Cg
@cryptogee
Google and Amazon do pay taxes to their host country. They are part of the monetary exchange system and actually pay way more taxes than you think.
Platforms and Forums are even described in Science Fiction books of the 1950's. Again no prediction there. One can only connect the dots. As long as online communication existed it would't take much to predict that whatever activity was happening outside, will happen inside the cyberspace.
Actually everybody saw it coming. You are just shilling a book for re-marketing the obvious. I wrote a paper similar to this book back in 2001 for a philosophy class. I got the idea from Arthur C. Clark.
I am not trolling you about the book. I am pointing out your historical gaps that made you think that the book was an original idea. It is not. Most of it has been said during the 1990's.
Here is an extra something to chew upon
(I changed the picture above. Posted a book to see how much copy-pasta your book has)
Interesting discussion or exchange of opinions. As far as Google and Amazon or other similar "corporation whales" and paying taxes goes - somebody would have to convince me that I should believe Google and Amazon would deal with that topic different than Apple. Here's an interesting piece that is worth anybodies time that reflects on that question: