Keep in mind that some of the wonders of the cyber age may also have unintended consequences. Wireless everywhere means that we are living and working in a radiation bath of some sort. This does not take into account cell phones, cordless phones, etc. Google " wireless side effects" for some idea of potential problems which will probably only be known as epidemiological data is available.
arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Harrell Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 12:57 AM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: [Futurework] And you wonder why you don't have high speed rail across the North American continent? Lots of good stuff on the NYTimes website for tomorrow. This article is from the front page. I get into trouble for quoting this stuff to my relatives who have made their living in the oil business in Oklahoma and Texas. They also suffer from the brain damage, pulmonary problems and cancers caused by the same pollution that is effecting the average person on the beach in the Gulf of Mexico these days. When the oil and auto industry got together in America's cities they talked the cities into polluting buses and dismantling their rail transit that was much cheaper and less polluting. The good ole' days. What kind of society will we have tomorrow? Will it be agrarian? Or a big central planning socialist structure or big companies that are wheeler dealers with accountability while touting the creativity of the entrepreneur that doesn't exist? Good thinks to talk about on the Future of Work list. But unless you dream and share, it's just the same ole time religion. What kind of world are they dreaming for you in Toronto, Washington, London, Moscow, Beijing? What kind of world are you dreaming and where did that dream come from? Do you want a better life or are you satisfied as you are? REH NYCity 2010 July 3, 2010 As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Billions From Subsidies
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