[extropy-chat] Cults such as the extropians seetechnologyasunstoppable escalator to future prosperity, but ....

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

Well the article cites Extropians just once, hinting that Extropians are
"responsible" of the privileged status enjoyed by hightech in our society.
Here I would agree that there is no such a thing as a bad publicity as this
perception can do more good than harm.
Globalization and offshoring: both trends are unstoppable and GOOD in my
opinion. Why good? because while the negative consequences of offshoring in
the West can be repaired, the positive consequences in the developing world
are huge. Jobs will move there, and in the long run (decades) the cost of
work will level up and the competitive advantage that the developing world
has now will be lost. The net effect is good.
I think we should see ourselves and citizens of the world. If one job is
lost here and ten jobs are created there, the net effect is good. Of course,
we have to replace the job that has been lost with some other job and
develop social safety nets for the new temporary jobless.
Note that now the EU has a similar internal problem with the entry of ten
new countries where workers are equally well trained and work for much less.
There is an in teresting article on offshoring in the last issue of
Technology Review.
G.
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