The Next 5,000 Years Will Happen in 50-Civilization’s Next Asymmetric Bet
The Primordial Soup Was Land and The Next Leap Is Air
In a few years, cities won’t look like flat grids anymore; they will breathe like three-dimensional organisms. Above every street, invisible highways will hum with the traffic of packages containing vital machine parts, groceries, life-saving blood and organs. Your backyard isn’t just a lawn, it’s a balance sheet.
A slice of sovereign sky that earns for you every time a drone cuts through.
We’ve spent 5,000 years monetizing land. Time is being compressed. The next 50 will be about monetizing air.
Drone access is the new spice route. Logistics is 8% of global GDP. Amazon ships 5 billion packages a year. Walmart aims for same-day coverage for 90% of Americans, and through the use of drones and permissioned airspace, it can achieve this with its existing real estate footprint. UPS is testing medical drone deliveries in North Carolina. The choke point isn’t technology.
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