What of my favorite authors is Seth Godin. He has a unique way to looking at the world and distilling it.<\/p>\n
Rarely have I read a post as good as Seth’s piece on work. For Park City it provides ideas on everything from the direction our\u00a0kids should take, to school, to what\u00a0future jobs in Park City look like.<\/p>\n
A few quotes:<\/p>\n
“Where did all the good jobs go?\u00a0They didn\u2019t head to other countries or even down the street.\u00a0The good jobs I\u2019m talking about are the ones that our parents were used to. Steady, consistent factory work. The sort of middle class job you could build a life around. Jobs where you do what you\u2019re told, an honest day\u2019s work, and get rewarded for it.\u00a0Those jobs. Where did they go?\u00a0The computer ate them.”<\/em><\/p>\n “Today, it\u2019s possible to build just about anything merely by specifying existing parts, sending them to an assembly shop and accepting delivery. If any provider along the supply chain wants to charge extra for their commodity contribution, the creator can switch suppliers.\u00a0Today, the typical worker serves the computer. Only a few have computers that work for them.”<\/em><\/p>\n If you have 5 minutes this weekend, I would recommend giving it a read. It’s not a new idea but it cuts to the heart of the issues we face.<\/p>\n