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> a job that paid relatively well but offered no... accomplishment. Welcome to most jobs, ever, in every historical period and culture, ever since humans have
by derleth 13y ago
> a job that paid relatively well but offered no... accomplishment.
Welcome to most jobs, ever, in every historical period and culture, ever since humans have had jobs distinct from whatever else they did with their lives.
Progress seems to consist of reducing the number of those kinds of jobs and, eventually, finding other things to do for the people who aren't suited to anything else.
- niels_olson 13y agoany job that can be replaced by a computer or robot, will be. Be the one who makes that happen, or be the one it happens to.
- nitrogen 13y agoThere is a third option: be the one who makes sure the second group is still happy afterward.
- antocv 13y agoSmartphones, ipads, web and apps for everyone! Consume minglings!
- niels_olson 13y ago> minglings please define
- 9h1d9j809s 13y ago> Welcome to most jobs, ever, in every historical period and culture, ever since humans have had jobs distinct from whatever else they did with their lives. Many jobs were probably quite fulfilling. A cobbler, for example, who produced a pair of shoes before this task could be automated or split Taylor-style.