C.B. Willis
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> I think this is a very real issue you raise. Actually, this so-called
> resistance or apprehension to what we have decided to call "change"
> may very well be because of the notion of "where do I fit in?" On the
> other hand, a morphic resonance (concepts of Sheldrake et al) could
> seep into our consciouness and overtake (euphemistacally!) this awful
> naggin fear of not having control.. If we help one another receognize
> that control is but a perception anyway and that our system of being
> with self and others and the universe can only be understood by being
> and looking at our being, then maybe we can evolve together. It stikes
> me that evolution takes so long because we only evolve when we are
> ready to. And.....when threat winks at us....it's hard to be ready. What
> do you think?
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> Myrna@WP.DHSS.STATE.WI.US
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> K.C. Burgess Yakemovic wrote:
> > While I may be wrong, I suspect that the list members have, as a group,
> > characteristics that would make them ill suited to copy clerk jobs. But
> > we must be careful about rearranging the world so that all the jobs
> need
> > to be filled by people like us... because all the people _aren't_ like us. >
> > Some didn't finish high-school. Some can't read. Some may have
> learning
> > disabilities... or physical disabilites. Maybe they're in the "average"
> > catagory... finished high school but have no college or vocational
> > training. If we aren't careful there will be a few jobs for highly
> > skilled,educated people... and some jobs requiring manual labor, but no
> > "thinking"... and no jobs for the vast number of people who fall "in the
> > middle", ability-wise.
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> There is a group of futurists who claim that the pace of technology WILL
> put semi-skilled people out of work - receptionists and operators
> replaced by voicemail, secretaries by PC/WP, file clerks by disk
> management software, etc.
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> This means that those who do not have the aptitude or attitude for
> picking up new skills will be unemployable in sufficient numbers.
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> All the more reason why the building of L-O is critical to enable
> continuous reskilling rather than downsizing...Keith
> > K.C. Burgess Yakemovic kcby@mindspring.com
> > Group Performance Systems phone/fax 404-395-0282
> > 4776 Village North Court, > Atlanta GA 30338 USA
> -- Keith Cowan Phone: (416)565-6253 FAX: (905)858-7131
> Toronto Internet: cowan@pci.on.ca Compuserve: 72212,51
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