I agree with Robert Reich that there are only two options in 2016: A) major peaceful financial reform or B) revolution. If there is peaceful financial reform you probably won't get a fundamental system change. I think web-based decision-making - not dissimilar to the model proposed in this paper - will emerge this century even if we have peaceful reform in 2016, but the nature of the transition will be gradual and most people will only notice in retrospect. If there is revolution then there is a chance that a web-based alternative to the current system could emerge as a contender sooner than most people think. If you go through my sources you'll find that these ideas are building steam. The blueprint for what I'm calling a Distributed Digital Democracy are already quite advanced.Do you foresee a modern revolution occurring?