Criminal groups to increase and begin coordinating internationally around shared objectives.
This consolidation could be framed as “counter-globalization,” yet paradoxically may serve as a hack for a temporary form of globalization — an informal planetary power structure in which states are forced to interact with transnational criminal networks.
The networks could span multiple jurisdictions, develop their own hard-to-predict technologies, and attract ambitious young talent — especially those who came of age after the AI acceleration. This cohort may feel acutely excluded from wealth accumulation and social mobility, particularly in a world where longevity technologies allow the ultra-rich to extend youth, status, and dominance.
If rejuvenation tech concentrates power and desirability in an artificially prolonged elite class, — leading to resentment and radicalization dynamics.
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