text: We now have the essentials--a huge army dominated by leaders far to the right of the rest of society , a vast chasm between a tiny rich minority and everyone else , and the proliferation of soap operas in prime time , despite the counterrevolutionary snubbing of The Sopranos at Sunday night 's Emmy Awards .
  
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  One essential which has been missed off the list is being able to order food using your mobile phone .