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Embrace the End of Work
Unless we send humanity on a permanent paid vacation, the future could get very bleak
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Unless we send humanity on a permanent paid vacation, the future could get very bleak
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The 21st Century at Work
Fri, February 27, 2004 - 1:41 AMMay I suggest another interesting report?
"The 21st Century at Work:
Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States"
www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG164/ -
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Re: The 21st Century at Work
Sat, June 26, 2004 - 5:06 PMAs you all know, the end of work has been forecast many times, usually when a generation is overwhelmed by progress. The result as always been the same: Labor force is redistributed (invisible hand) to new arenas of effort. I would also remind everyone that there are two different curves of progress 1)when technology can do a particular thing 2)when it can do it cost-effective. Those curves are often separated by many years. We can "do" many things right now that we cannot afford. I do not argue that there will never be a generation where this becomes an issue. I just can't see it this century.
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Re: The 21st Century at Work
Tue, April 5, 2005 - 8:09 PMI TRULY CANT SEE IT HAPPENING RIGHT AWAY YET.
I'M A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MAJOR AND I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THIS THEORY OF THE WORK FORCE TAKING A VACATION.
THAT REALLY COULD NOT BE A SOLUTION FOR THE US LIFESTYLE. WE ARE A NATION THRIVING ON PRODUCTION AND LABOR. BUT THERE IS ONE THING WE WOULD BENEFIT FROM IN THIS CENTURY AND THAT IS MORE COMMUNICATION, AMOUNG MANAGEMENT OF FINANCES, AND MORALE. I AM READING VARIOUS BOOKS ABOUT HOW THE FUTURE CAN BE MONITERED THOURH VARIOUS AREAS OF MY LIFE AND I AM AWARE THAT BALANCE WOULD PLAY A BIG PART FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
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Re: Embrace the End of Work: Hughes
Wed, August 11, 2004 - 11:16 AMWe aren't even close to being ready for a permanent vacation. Have you seen the percentage of grossly obese people oozing their way through your local mall? Assuming you live in North America, you've already noticed what people with an "assured basic income" do with it. They grow huge and buy motorized carts to scoot their huge bulks around the place until their next scheduled bypass surgery.
I can envision it now - the mall of the future is populated by two kinds of beings, giant slugs in scooters who used to be human and robots who sell shiny things that taste good, smell great and make happy noises when you eat them.
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Re: Embrace the End of Work: Hughes
Wed, April 6, 2005 - 1:58 AMfuture? what do you mean, future? i think you really can see that now...
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Re: Embrace the End of Work: Hughes
Thu, April 14, 2005 - 11:46 AMWell said! I believe the average Herd Man requires his dull and mediocre little job in order to prevent him from staying permanently affixed to his television set.. bag of deep fried snacks firmly in hand.
Sadly, most people need to work in order to feel they are "doing something" with their lives or the choking banality of their own uncreative existence would drive them to suicide.
Let the little hamsters have their little jobs to keep the little hamster wheels spinning merrily away.
-arch_dandy.
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