'Hence, it's shifting to a new of principles for how we manage, well, everything that are the real seeds of 21st century prosperity. No, we're not totally sure what they are, with perfect certainty--but here's what's for sure. Until we get serious about trying to discover them, struggling to master them, building new institutions based on them--tomorrow's prosperity is going to remain as elusive as mist.'
It was a good post until that. You can look at a long term view of the Dow, etc. and see that the 90s really shook things up. So I agree, that shift to an online world (not just commerce, stock trading, but communication) led to the financial and cultural issues we have today, in part.
The problem is that the author supposes at this point that we need new ways to manage, but we need old ways to manage. The people of the world are not getting the things done they did before, and are instead doing things they never would have done before online. Years ago, I probably would have been reading more books, taking classes, and getting the things done I needed to. Instead, I'm wasting time online, and so are family members and friends. We need to get back out there and use some common sense.
It was a good post until that. You can look at a long term view of the Dow, etc. and see that the 90s really shook things up. So I agree, that shift to an online world (not just commerce, stock trading, but communication) led to the financial and cultural issues we have today, in part.
The problem is that the author supposes at this point that we need new ways to manage, but we need old ways to manage. The people of the world are not getting the things done they did before, and are instead doing things they never would have done before online. Years ago, I probably would have been reading more books, taking classes, and getting the things done I needed to. Instead, I'm wasting time online, and so are family members and friends. We need to get back out there and use some common sense.