http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/feb04/210863.asp
Really fabulous article on the media and its separation from the rest of America (Maybe it's the separation of the educated vs. uneducated?). Maybe it's more John Edwards and his Two Americas than anything else, but I'm glad that someone wrote it.
http://economist.com/World/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2446951
Similarly, the Economist wrote a story last week about a similar issue. While it seemed to beleive that job churn was good for the economy and that globalisation creates more/better jobs, I don't think it even commented on the main issue. It's more the uncertainty of the future than the actual future that is so difficult. More importantly, while implying that all the new jobs will be as software engineers, it didn't even consider the possibilty that service jobs mean different things to different people. To some it means that they are accountants, investment bankers, and consultants. However, to others, it means "would you like fries with that?" It's specific mention of Walmart begs the question, would the author of the article be ok if his/her child had a career in a WalMart?
Really fabulous article on the media and its separation from the rest of America (Maybe it's the separation of the educated vs. uneducated?). Maybe it's more John Edwards and his Two Americas than anything else, but I'm glad that someone wrote it.
http://economist.com/World/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2446951
Similarly, the Economist wrote a story last week about a similar issue. While it seemed to beleive that job churn was good for the economy and that globalisation creates more/better jobs, I don't think it even commented on the main issue. It's more the uncertainty of the future than the actual future that is so difficult. More importantly, while implying that all the new jobs will be as software engineers, it didn't even consider the possibilty that service jobs mean different things to different people. To some it means that they are accountants, investment bankers, and consultants. However, to others, it means "would you like fries with that?" It's specific mention of Walmart begs the question, would the author of the article be ok if his/her child had a career in a WalMart?
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