Instead of the rule of law, there would be the law of the mafia, of terrorist groups, and of tribal militias.

When one species has even the slightest advantage or edge over another then the one with the advantage will dominate in the long term.

When these function well, we have a general sense that, even though people are not always trustworthy, basic fairness prevails.

And so I think, again, that it's likely that in the next decade or so these virtual worlds are going to be the most common way as human beings that we kind of use the electronics of the Internet, if you will, to be together, to consume information.

This means that whatever solution ultimately prevails will be measured according to whether it can solve the economic crisis (particularly the lack of job opportunities for the young) and deepening mass poverty.

The report itself stated (p. 16), for instance, that family and succession rights were governed both by the Civil Code and by the customary law of Dahomey and indeed it was difficult to understand which law would actually prevail.

This means that whatever solution ultimately prevails will be measured according to whether it can solve the economic crisis (particularly the lack of job opportunities for the young) and deepening mass poverty. The chances of this are slim.