BobWallace wrote:How many good paying IT jobs were created at the same time?
Yea, a few guys I went to school with in the 70s got in with Apple, HP, Intel, etc and did great. I know of no one of the 40-50 year-old breadwinners who lost their jobs in the printing business during that time who did - though a rare few with good bosses were able to transition to the new processes.
Those folks were highly skilled, with a long time on the job and I doubt more than a small percentage ever regained the income they lost. And again that was during historical low oil prices and with a booming economy.
BobWallace wrote:I'm not suggesting that the transition will be painless. It will be incredibly painful for some people, even fatal, no doubt.
So I guess this is just a rail against Jeavon and Doomerism in general, that’s cool. In my mind Jeavon works in my favor as folks start thinking about GW and PO they may keep the price lower than it might have been and since we are attempting to power down our own Little Bitty it only helps us.
As far as doom goes, I really have no idea except the economy and the population seems bound to shrink so we are trying to distance ourselves from both to the extent possible.
Just how that plays out is anyone's guess so I don't blame folks for going with what their gut tells them. At any rate it is going to be very interesting.