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Not changing careers is an inevitable result of specialization and the state of the art getting more and more demanding. I think it’s a net positive though as t
by flyinglizard 5y ago
Not changing careers is an inevitable result of specialization and the state of the art getting more and more demanding. I think it’s a net positive though as this evolution also provides many opportunities.
Occupation being an identity is a very long tradition though (going all the way to surnames). If anything, social media allowed ordinary people to express themselves outside of - and in disconnection from - their professional environment. Maybe this is part of why people are disassociating from their employers to some extent.
- mc32 5y agoIt goes back to prehistory as we have evidence of a scribe class and accounting classes in Mesopotamia and vicinity via the clay tablets that survived. I think it’s as natural as there being leaders of packs. Some people have specific qualities making them better than another person in a specific endeavor. That other person might be better in another area. Unless a hermit, it makes sense there was specialization and we don’t do much pursue jacks-of-all-trades. >"social media allowed ordinary people to express themselves outside of..." In a limited fashion, yes, but speak of something your employer disagrees with and one may regret that take as unrelated to doing your job it may be.