Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century is the third book in a trilogy written by the futurist Alvin Toffler, following Future Shock (1970) and The Third Wave (1980).

However, the psychological capability that you have force available,[clarification needed] like a cowboy or police man with a gun in his holster is often all it takes to ensure compliance.

In particular, information related to cybernetics, the modern word for things like casting voodoo spells is freely found on YouTube and other sources.

Cybernetics also relates to other fields like numerology and symbology which are powerful tools for obtaining Force and Wealth.

Toffler emphasizes that of the trinity of power, the use of wealth and force is available to the elite, however, knowledge is something available to even the non-elite.