From: randy (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Sun Aug 10 2003 - 05:28:30 MDT
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:59:35 -0700, you wrote
>On Saturday 09 August 2003 00:15, Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
>> Rafal:
>> <<### The drones who used to work, now can't find the same or better
>> position,
>> but still feel entitled to their previous wages, now going to the poor but
>> hardworking people of Calcutta, should indeed face the difficult decision -
>> adapt, demand less, offer more, or make room for those who will.
>> Rafal>>
>>
>> Well, we shall see how "bad" things will get, unemployment-wise. Laws
>> preventing jobs from being telecommunicated-away; is surely an option.
>
>And you call yourself an "extropian"? You would limit using technology to do
>work more efficiently and at lower cost just because it might inconvenience
>people who did not see it coming and have not yet adapted? Are you sure
>this is in keeping with your professed principals?
Actually this is a pretty good idea: to stop outsourcing, just find
the particular routers that send messages to India, then mess them
up! I suggest bashing them with some sort of blunt object. One of
those quaint wooden shoes they wear in Holland would probably do the
trick.....
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-Randy
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