--- Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gautam said: > > > Let me suggest an analogy. Someone invents a > gadget - > > a new computer program, let's say - that allows us > to > > replace computer programmers with this program. > Would > > you argue that the government should stop us from > > using that program? If yes, why? If no, then, > how is > > offshoring to India different _in its effects_ > from > > that invention? > > If that were to happen, the Singularity would be > upon us. And, whatever > else it may be, India is not the Singularity. > > Rich
Well, sort of. But it's already happened to secretaries, right? That's what voicemail/PIMs has done to that job. It's happened to a lot of manufacturing jobs - that's what automation has done. There's not any _conceptual_ difference between the two scenarios. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
