tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post1328372854147582889..comments2023-08-22T05:06:48.916-07:00Comments on JR Snyder Jr: Excerpt of the Day: Seth GodinJR Snyder Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09825473115986190389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post-6391733845739559592010-09-22T20:54:34.004-07:002010-09-22T20:54:34.004-07:00I think the reference is to the Industrial AGE or ...I think the reference is to the Industrial AGE or era, of big factories and assembly lines with electromechanical analog systems as opposed to the new Information age of electronic parts and digital components and networks.<br /><br />I don't think that includes the end of what I refer to as man-made machine parts, that's going to be required for a long time to make the cool stuff that people want.JR Snyder Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825473115986190389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6421367977598373300.post-26905312236214604842010-09-22T15:22:34.939-07:002010-09-22T15:22:34.939-07:00I'm not sure about the industrial age part of ...I'm not sure about the industrial age part of this. I can pretty much understand it if you think of everyone having jobs building gigantic machines out of mined ore, run on fossil fuels, etc...the thing is, people are always going to want new stuff. Maybe it won't be gigantic stuff made of iron, but there will be things people will think is cool. Machines will probably be needed to produce these things (not being sarcastic; I just have no idea what the future holds) and people will be needed to run these machines, design these machines and the things the machines produce, sell the products, etc., etc.<br /><br />As for "lots of brain-dead, corner office, follow-the-manual middle class jobs", I've never been close enough to that sort of job to have an opinion, other than to say that if it's truly brain-dead work then it's not something a thinking human would want anyway.<br /><br />I have no idea where I'm going with any of this except that I think people will continue to think of cool things, other people will make them, and most people will want to buy them. And I don't put too much importance on imperfect market communication as a positive factor in the past, and I certainly don't think that it's gone anyway. I'll know it's gone for good when used cars cost more than new ones. You know what I mean.<br /><br />I think people would be shocked to consider how much commerce is done on a small-business level, and how long things have been heading that way. The word "industrial" evokes images of giant companies, so even if I'm wrong I'm not sure I'll miss the dinosaurs.<br /><br />It may be the information age, but you can't eat the Houston Astros's team batting average.<br /><br />Rambling and thinking WAY too much... I hope some of it makes sense. Either way, thanks for making me think, JR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com