Ray, I don't think it's that we frittered your comments so much as we don't see what to do about it. But, this is an old problem - I'm told that at one point, there were more British Army soldiers fighting the Luddites than were fighting against Napoleon. Mechanization and it's associated problems have been around for a while!
The immediate problem is that there are no new jobs being created (possibly because, as Keith is fond of pointing out, there are no truly new inventions) and no significant wars (also becoming increasingly mechanized) or penal colonies (Australia, the United States, etc., during colonial times) that can absorb excess people. This, coupled with the fact that the bankers and a few others have gained almost total control over our governments and other institutions, bodes poorly for the near-term future. Barry ---- Ray Harrell <[email protected]> wrote: ============= Just like we pointed out on this list ten years ago and then frittered it away as mere speculation. It happened first in the Arts after 1929 when there was a 98% decline in live performance and an equilibrium depression that continued down to the present. Everyone thought I was paranoid at worst and probably just a loser complaining about what couldn't be changed. Now that world is on everyone's doorstep. REH _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
