Wow! What a piece. My thoughts below. On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> Charlie Stross is reliably thought-provoking, in his books, and on his > blog. This piece is no exception. For me, the most thought-provoking > bit is the almost throwaway reference to the internet as 'functional > telepathy'. For me, it is his posit that the middleman will soon be unable to add value as we race to the bottom to reduce costs. Whither the startups that are fuelling entrepreneurs now? How does the job market transform? Do people start going back to banks and public sector jobs, or government jobs? Today, everyone wants to start a new company. If there is no incentive and the search becomes "free at the point of delivery", what kind of startups will be born? > Do you agree? Especially given the piece is a set-up for the last > line: "Is telepathy compatible with the continued existence of > capitalism?" > > Udhay > > http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2015/07/two-thoughts.html > > > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > >
