I actually have a love hate thing with technology in general. I love the things that make my life more convenient, communications, cell phones that are really pocket computers , information, the internet, instant maps and phone directories in the palm of my hand, fuel efficient cars, LED lights and on and on.
I hate That technology has been such a job killer. We are an ever growing world full of people.....people who NEED jobs. There is no doubt that automation can produce things faster, cheaper, and with greater accuracy.
But when the last of the manufacturing jobs have been eliminated by automation, who will be left to buy the goods they produce? It’s a Catch 22, every business wants to be more profitable, every consumer wants to get a better deal. But jobs are being eliminated at an alarming rate. Not everyone is suited to work in technology or the medical profession. Blue collar jobs are quickly becoming a memory. We can’t ALL be button pushers.
Technology has also become a great creator of stress. We are always accessible, how many times have you been talking to someone when they receive a phone call and stop talking in mid sentence to take that call? Some employers expect their employees to always answer that phone, at home in your off hours, on vacation. Employers expect their employees to answer emails off the clock. My sister who had a high level corporate job with a large firm had a nervous breakdown and had to quit her job.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart ( I am ). There has been so much downside to technology in general, I really wonder sometimes if the good outweighs the bad. Kids grow up WAY too fast, the age of innocence is gone. The pastoral days of small town life and a simple existence are fast becoming ancient history and we are the worse for it.
Sorry, I’m ranting. I’ll stop now. If it weren’t for the technology that I am railing against. I couldn’t be talking to you while sitting in my recliner pecking on my iPad. I’ll shut up now......grumble grumble
I hate That technology has been such a job killer. We are an ever growing world full of people.....people who NEED jobs. There is no doubt that automation can produce things faster, cheaper, and with greater accuracy.
But when the last of the manufacturing jobs have been eliminated by automation, who will be left to buy the goods they produce? It’s a Catch 22, every business wants to be more profitable, every consumer wants to get a better deal. But jobs are being eliminated at an alarming rate. Not everyone is suited to work in technology or the medical profession. Blue collar jobs are quickly becoming a memory. We can’t ALL be button pushers.
Technology has also become a great creator of stress. We are always accessible, how many times have you been talking to someone when they receive a phone call and stop talking in mid sentence to take that call? Some employers expect their employees to always answer that phone, at home in your off hours, on vacation. Employers expect their employees to answer emails off the clock. My sister who had a high level corporate job with a large firm had a nervous breakdown and had to quit her job.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart ( I am ). There has been so much downside to technology in general, I really wonder sometimes if the good outweighs the bad. Kids grow up WAY too fast, the age of innocence is gone. The pastoral days of small town life and a simple existence are fast becoming ancient history and we are the worse for it.
Sorry, I’m ranting. I’ll stop now. If it weren’t for the technology that I am railing against. I couldn’t be talking to you while sitting in my recliner pecking on my iPad. I’ll shut up now......grumble grumble
I would let him suffocate in a 5 gal bucket with a little bit of water first, per G. Gordon Liddy's radio show insistence that cleaning him alive was barbaric.
