Those who do not play by its rules lose out - economically, politically, and culturally. The genie, which was always there, was let out of the bottle. Never did this genie seem so strong as in 2000. The stability of this kind of system depends in large part on the passivity of most persons. This is where the disillusionment of 1968 and after comes in.
Disillusion undoes passivity.
So, in 2100, we may see the genie put back in the bottle. But we may not. We may see the planet more closely knit together than even now. But we may see quite the opposite. The outcome is totally uncertain.