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On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 20:09, jtd <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday 15 October 2009, Karthik Shanmugam wrote:
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>> The biggest opposer of computerisation was the left trade unions - the guys
>> on the inside having fun at the expense of 70% of the populace ekeing out
>> an existence on the outside.
>>
>> The left trade unions! I remember during 70s one communist MP says, "In a
>> socialist society automation is boom" ... When I read about implementation
>> of railway reservation systems the people who were AGAINST are bureaucrat
>> NOT clerks.
>
> You have got that partly right or wrong. It wasnt only the bureaucrats, but
> also the rank and file in every organisation - banks, LIC, Railways, customs
> etc. BTW Mr. Rajiv Gandhi had a thorough understanding of IT tech and it's
> chance to play a pivotal role in our economy.
>
>>
>> If it ONLY the left against computerization
>
> I will correct myself "The biggest opposer of computerisation was PRIMARILY
> the left trade unions. Though they were joined off and on by congress or
> independent unions. I sat thru several demonstrations in Calcutta, when party
> cadres would round up workers to attend the local nutcases protest meeting
> against computerization.
Hi all,
Playing the devil's advocate here.
While 'primarily' it may have been the left or not, there is also a
fact that many jobs which took 10 jobs to do now require only 1 or 2
at the most.
This is a fact, right. ?
Now if 1 or 2 people are only having jobs which other 8 people also
did while it does bring efficiency but at what cost ?
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> JTD
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