Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by moorhosj on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:17PM
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==Whereas in the US, the people in northern Maine live in a completely different world than the people in Southern Florida.==
And your contention is that Stockholm, Malmo, Kiruna, Haparanda and Skalstugan are all the same?
Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by AndrewKemendo on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:34PM
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My contention is that median variability of cultural attributes between those cities is signifcantly less than median variability of cultural attributes in US cities.
Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by moorhosj on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:23PM
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That is a fair observation. To clarify, you think that makes it harder to find political solutions because people don't feel they are "in it together"?
Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by AndrewKemendo on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:53PM
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Exactly. The easier it is to find differences in your group and another group under the same organization, especially with a weak overarching culture, the less likely those groups will coordinate politically and economically.
Foreign born population wouldn't begin to address diversity in the US.
In Sweden it might be the case that foreign born population is the only source of ethnic diversity.
Whereas in the US, the people in northern Maine live in a completely different world than the people in Southern Florida.