> 95% fluff > poorly researched > Energy determinism > What was your major? > Meta: How is such a low quality post getting so many upvotes? I think a lot o

> 95% fluff > poorly researched > Energy determinism > What was your major? > Meta: How is such a low quality post getting so many upvotes? I think a lot of people are missing the point of this post. Let me explain how I read it and why I've upvoted it. I think the essence of the piece is this: So, what’s a smart person to do to avoid pauperism? Well that’s obvious, isn’t it? Create your own job! Start a new business in a day! Making… well… this is the part where it gets tricky. If it were apparent what businesses need started already, they’d be started already. The first “job” today’s kids have to answer is, what the hell am I going to do that anyone is willing to pay me for? And each kid, increasingly, is expected to answer this alone as an individual. On the one hand, I think this is true, and well said. The economy is changing in such a way that we are being increasingly forced to find our own way, as she says, individually. Anyone who wants to be successful needs to identify and develop their own unique talent. Where I disagree with her is whether this change is salutory in the long run. I believe that it will be: that it will unlock human potential in a way the world has never seen. But I understand that this process is discouraging and scary for many, and that there will be losers as well as winners. I think it's good to be reminded of that, and I think this post expresses well what many people are probably feeling.