Eh, I think that for the near term, the internet of things is on the ropes. I think nobody's buying arduino or beaglebone, raspberry pi, etc. books any more. I think plenty of people bought one gizmo and a book, and now it's sitting in a drawer somewhere.
I like the way you think, if you're being facetious that is. But yes, without bad investments moving money from the 1% to the bourgeoisie and the petite-bourgeoisie, then it just stays trapped up there, which makes politicians turn into street-walking whores - over-eager to sell out the populace. Venture capital is the new communism. They're the new "takers" in our economic society, or perhaps the new "Robin Hoods."
And I applaud their efforts. It's not easy turning bull into gold. And there's a big difference between regular bull (the news, everything you see on all media, advertising, your co-workers' worthless opinions) and turn it into convincing bull.
Just like people.