Like most of the internet, I've been thinking quite a bit lately about Wikileaks. I'm wondering if the massive dumps are a sign that the nation state is about to be superseded by another entity.

I'm saying that governments, as the holders of trust and information are losing power and leverage. Google Maps gives us spy satellite pics - Kindle ebooks are more efficient than a library (@blankfist will love this) and online community sourced "money bombs" have proven much more effective than political stump speeches and train tours.

I don't think countries are going to perish soon, but in a quiet revolution, they may slowly cede power to another organisation - the online community. Community manager with mad power lust you say? Perhaps. But that's where the eyeballs are these days - engaged online with groups of people sharing common interests and only sometimes common timezones.

When Google and Facebook start selling health insurance, you will know that things are rolling this way. Soon, a Microsoft Passport won't be just a way to get on their shitty mail system.