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alternative plans for the end of jobs

Posted on January 17, 2017 by extropiadasilva

Work to earn a living! (STEEMED) It’s been promoted as the best and most honourable way to gain capital, and has served us for millennia. Since time immemorial, people have wanted goods and services, and those goods and services have … Continue reading →

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A Warning For The Future

Posted on August 27, 2016 by extropiadasilva

A WARNING FOR THE FUTURE (This essay is the final part of the series ‘How Jobs Destroyed Work’) Earlier, we saw how market efficiency has no general consideration for what is being bought and sold. It really doesn’t care if … Continue reading →

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HOW MONEY CAN DISINCENTIVIZE WORK

Posted on August 13, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW MONEY CAN DISINCENTIVIZE WORK (This essay is part twelve of the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) Does monetary reward really provide the best incentive to work? If you live within a system that commodifies everything, turning it into private … Continue reading →

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THE TECHNOLOGICAL PANOPTICON

Posted on July 16, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE TECHNOLOGICAL PANOPTICON (This essay is part eight of the series ‘How Jobs Destroyed Work’)  Some observers, among them Noam Chomsky and Jaques Fresco, have noted how corporations tend to have the same organizational structure as fascist dictatorships. In other … Continue reading →

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MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND DETERIORATION OF WORK

Posted on July 9, 2016 by extropiadasilva

MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND THE DETERIORATION OF WORK THIS ESSAY IS PART SEVEN OF THE SERIES “HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK”. Work combined with technology can make for a wonderful union. Described by W. Brian Arthur as ‘a reprogramming of nature’, technology … Continue reading →

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THE (INEVITABLE?) CORRUPTION OF FREE-MARKET CAPITALISM

Posted on July 2, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE (INEVITABLE?) CORRUPTION OF FREE-MARKET CAPITALISM (THIS ESSAY IS PART SIX OF THE SERIES ‘HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK’) From one perspective, what happened during the global financial crisis could be seen as either the failure of free market capitalism, or … Continue reading →

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THE RISE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ‘LEAN-AND-MEAN’ BUSINESS PRACTICES

Posted on June 25, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE RISE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ‘LEAN-AND-MEAN’ BUSINESS PRACTICES (This essay is part five in the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) During the 80s, attitudes toward the paternalistic model changed. The 1970s ended in recession, and during this period two of … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART FOUR)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART FOUR) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA PATERNALISM Some businesses operate what might be called a paternalistic model. Under this model, a company’s ‘stakeholders’- its owners, employees and customers- are all well taken care of. The pay is … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART TWO)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART TWO) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA THE TRUE DEFINITION OF ‘WORK’ If we should not define work as ‘a job for which you get paid’, how should we define it? If I were to have a stab … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART ONE)

Posted on May 25, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART ONE) by EXTROPIA DASILVA INTRODUCTION Anything that bares the title ‘How Jobs Destroy Work’ is bound to be regarded with disbelief by those who love their jobs. Such people do exist: folks who have found … Continue reading →

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