Brad, And since production processes are largely automated already, shouldn't that "future" already be our background which we can take for granted?
arthur Agree!! Except there is no venue it seems except for FW that acknowledges it a fit topic for discussion. Seems to violate the party line of growth and more growth. Sort of like discussing market reforms in the USSR circa 1990. Goes against the party line. arthur -----Original Message----- From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:46 PM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] The consumer economy terrifies me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As a society we are always encouraged to aim for more, more growth, more > consumption. We are never asked to discuss a largely automated future > where the production problem has been solved. What would it be like? > > The particular situation of our market economy seems to discourage such > talk. [snip] And since production processes are largely automated already, shouldn't that "future" already be our background which we can take for granted? The carrot is attached to a stick affixed to the donkey's head. \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
