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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by autokad on Thursday August 18, 2016 @08:30AM (#12311955)
"On the contrary, i think organisational size and governance lines (which is in some ways connected to technology, admittedly), globalisation, outsourcing, and just the general economic and social realities of the modern workforce lead to a necessary degeneration of trust and respect between workmates and the organisation."

your arguments support the article. its very hard to argue that globalization and outsourcing isnt fueled by tech (Voice over IP for example). your skills becoming obsolete also point to the fast pace tech. not sure about the general economy and social realities, although i feel facebook does more to separate people than to connect them.

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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by microcolonel on Thursday August 18, 2016 @08:41AM (#12312010)
The point is that it doesn't have to do with technology itself. The technology is what enables us to have large organizations, and large organizations are almost inevitably alienating.

I'm sure you could tell when the East India company got to a certain size.

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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by ethbro on Thursday August 18, 2016 @12:29PM (#12313918)
> doesn't lead to greater freedom, but greater scale, bureaucracy, and increased governance at a distance

Interesting point given the parent comment (quoted). I'd assume the East India Company, regardless of size, still operated in a fairly federated/independent manner. You can't very well micromanage across 4-6 months travel time.

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