Now explain to us what are Americans supposed to do for a living? And hey while we're at it what jobs are there for 60 something since we're supposed to work until we drop dead?
Can we say that Edg is a bit idealistic? Or is that putting it mildly? :-D Duveyoung wrote: > Actually, it's more like 30 million geniuses if you use 140 I.Q. as > your cutoff point. 1/2 of 1% of the population is 140 or higher. > > 140 isn't transcendental; it's not a gimme that you can take advanced > courses in math, but probably you'll be able to do anything that needs > smarts....any industry, anything, anything. > > When you read about the private lives of these folks, you can see the > grind of their daily lives and how they must feel like those around > them are in mental molasses compared to them. I used to teach Special > Education, so I know the relative feeling, but, nope, me ain't no > genius here -- and close only counts in horseshoes. > > Yeah, motivation and all that can make or break a potential > potentate's chances of getting the big score, but it is only now that > so many prohibitions to fully expressing one's abilities are > evaporating. If you've ever talked to a customer service rep in > India, you know that the world is getting small and connected fast in > just this way across the board. > > Let's hope that good hearts too are becoming enabled to rise. One > wonders how many Obamas now stir in Africa. > > Today's American employer has to sift 200 applicants to get a genius > -- but they can find them a lot easier in Asia and pay them less. As > these folks get into the mix, they'll start seeing that they don't > have to be a wage slave and can start exploring how to be a have and > leave the have-nots behind. > > Pretty soon, when you turn on your TV, it'll be every race and > cultural background as employers get more and more blind to everything > but mojo, pizzaz, oomph, and clarity. Pity your local white > supremacist; its ever so much easier for them to be afraid these days. > No wonder they've all gone into guns -- their only chance to go toe > to toe, ya see? > > Elitism will be the next gen's biggest challenge as machines and the > top minds render the rest of humanity as less and less useful and too > hard to feed, clothe, education, heal, etc. > > Entitlement -- ask any Nazi about it. > > Edg > >
