Re:The real problem with the economy is that it doesn't need...
by camccann on Tuesday September 22, 2009 @01:34AM
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Never underestimate people's ability to waste their own time.
That would be the bureaucratopian scenario, where 29% of the people are managers, 70% are employed to handle the paperwork generated by the managers, and 1% of the people do all the actual work to support the whole system.
I just don't see that as a long-term sustainable solution absent heavy government interference (read: crushing regulatory burdens) in an environment where technology exists to allow a couple hackers and some salesmen to spin up a company that provides, not another social media platform, but all the fundamental necessities of life--an idea that is not particularly far-fetched.
That would be the bureaucratopian scenario, where 29% of the people are managers, 70% are employed to handle the paperwork generated by the managers, and 1% of the people do all the actual work to support the whole system.
I just don't see that as a long-term sustainable solution absent heavy government interference (read: crushing regulatory burdens) in an environment where technology exists to allow a couple hackers and some salesmen to spin up a company that provides, not another social media platform, but all the fundamental necessities of life--an idea that is not particularly far-fetched.