Democratised Technology

Quartz:

We keep thinking technology will naturally make things democratic. Maybe we’ve been thinking technology the wrong way. Just like in any superhero story, a new power can protect the little guy, but it might just end up making the big guys stronger.

Quartz discusses in the video how the democratisation of cryptocurrency empowers every one—including the government. You could easily juxtapose any technology in the video and could arrive the same conclusion.