> Do you see this phenomenon going away anytime soon? The economic paradigm has to change. I think something will shift, eventually. Searching for 'john gatto

> Do you see this phenomenon going away anytime soon? The economic paradigm has to change. I think something will shift, eventually. Searching for 'john gatto livelihood' just now brought up this link: http://www.wtp.org/archive/transcripts/john_taylor_gatto.html http://www.wtp.org/archive/transcripts/john_taylor_gatto.htm... - John Taylor Gatto (1991 New York State Teacher of the Year) Interview By Jerry Brown, March 25, 1997 It's probably worth reading the whole thing, but if you're pressed for time just search for '[break]', and read his take on two groups who have been able to implement mostly 'independent livelihoods' for virtually all of their members. > My grandparents' generation worked at a single company for life. And their grandparents were probably much more independent. > it will seem natural to string together a series of gigs and odd jobs. "You see that house on the hill? If you work hard enough, some day I'll live there." (This was not said by Travis Kalashnikov). 'Gigs and odd jobs' are not the path towards a fulfilling life. Edit: My friend recently pointed out to me that I value freedom more than anything else, which is why I stuck with taxi driving for so long... But the whole time I was working on something bigger...