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The people I worry about in the U.S. are the ones who will not be equipped to be entrepreneurs, innovators, or knowledge management types. Only about 30% of Am
by gregfjohnson 16y ago
The people I worry about in the U.S. are the ones who will not be equipped to be entrepreneurs, innovators, or knowledge management types. Only about 30% of Americans earn a college degree. We university types tend to forget they exist, just as most of us forget that the Earth is 70% ocean. They are just off our cognitive rader screens, not part of our universe.
I'm wondering if those of us who dream about creating companies and changing the world can start to envision a future that provides opportunities for a broad swath of working class Americans.
- tomjen3 16y agoWhy should we? Honestly they live better than the bottom 70% has ever done, they have access to fresh fruit and healthy meat even in the middle of winter, they have heated houses, indoor bathrooms with flushing toilets, roofs that doesn't leak and better medical-care than in any other period in history. There may be bigger differences between the classes than there were 40 year ago, but thats a strawman - progress is measured in whether or not you advance, and doesn't depend on whether or not your neighbor advances more.
- mr_luc 16y agoI agree with the truth that this comment expresses, but I hope for different things. I really mean to blog on this subject, in fact, as it's one that inspires me. Due to a curious combination of circumstances, I work 3 months each year in a factory (likely representing the bottom 10% of the labor pool), and the system that we have works way worse than it could for all parties involved. I'm very interested in thinking about where it could go with the proper application of technology.