Ray Kurzweil on how technology will transform us

Old one but comprehensively insightful. Some thoughts I had while reviewing this TED Talk are as follows. If technological power and pervasiveness is growing exponentially and becoming further integrated into biological functions, particularly in humans, won't that create a supremely unfair and possibly insurmountable advantage to the privileged? One might state that secondary markets will prevent the gap from becoming too great, which is what happens today. However, two postulates come to mind that contradict such an assertion:

• the growing difference in performance between each subsequent technological iteration will inherently create a greater gap in one respect.
• the nature of that performance will become more valuable as we progress from the information age, to understanding, to knowledge, to wisdom, thus creating a greater gap in another respect.

As the velocity of life in general accelerates - commerce, communication, travel, and so on - and access to resources, particularly natural resources, becomes increasingly controlled by humans, a moral dilemma arises between the Haves and Have-nots. This moral dilemma is the diminishing of human will for the sake of societal progress. Fewer and fewer aspects of life on Earth exist outside of humanitarian constructs over time. As a result, the ability for any creature (including humans) from surviving and thriving becomes less about what they are able to will upon themselves and more about what those in "power" will upon other creatures, the global society. For the sake of progress we as a society are subjecting ourselves to an advanced system beyond our practical comprehension and beyond our control in many respects. The concept of subjugation is no longer a matter of obvious brute force but rather subtle deceptions of truth. Who, ultimately, will have the power to do so? Politicians and technologists? Executives? I leave that to you...