The ruling southern elite narrowed the concept, making it more exclusive.

ECONOMIST: C?te d��Ivoire

Knowledge of any skills other than those of the technological elite will become a redundant concept because all the information we will ever need will be instantly available to us all, and because intelligent machines will be able to undertake almost any task better and more quickly that we can ourselves.

ECONOMIST: The future

Watches like the Stranger are often technically challenging, proof-of-concept pieces for an elite group of collectors.

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