This is a great article. Here I thought the author was going to criticize Silicon Valley and I was already to bounce on it because...Duty Calls: http://xkcd.co

This is a great article. Here I thought the author was going to criticize Silicon Valley and I was already to bounce on it because...Duty Calls: http://xkcd.com/386/ http://xkcd.com/386/ Then he turns around and actually defends SV pretty well. One thing that I will point out (sorry it's my Duty http://xkcd.com/386/ http://xkcd.com/386/) is that the pace of technological change may be increasing at a rate where it's difficult if not impossible for traditional educational/training institutions to keep up. My bet is that this change in the relationship between technology change and skills change is a big driver of unemployment. This doesn't undermine the main point, but I think it's something to keep in mind for two reasons: 1) It makes one more sympathetic to the plight of the unemployed. Sympathy for the unemployed is something I have trouble with at times. 2) It makes one aware of entrepreneurial opportunities in the education/training/career development markets.