I grew up on a farm--feeding cows, moving hay, clearing fields, etc. (There are many great stories.) and am now, as a "technopreneur", on the exact other end of the spectrum.
Even though I sometimes refer to my work as "moving electrons", I've never questioned the value of technology as real work.
I look at technology as the catalyst that speeds up the reaction. Technology helps you meet the right person or find the right product more quickly, buy more easily, produce more predictably and less expensively, ship more efficiently, etc.
We keep the gears moving, just like what the stimulus check was supposed to do.
Actually, it would be interesting to calculate how much lift the stimulus check gave to the economy, and then see how many days/weeks/months it takes Facebook/Ebay/Amazon to generate the same amount of consumer spending.
Even though I sometimes refer to my work as "moving electrons", I've never questioned the value of technology as real work.
I look at technology as the catalyst that speeds up the reaction. Technology helps you meet the right person or find the right product more quickly, buy more easily, produce more predictably and less expensively, ship more efficiently, etc.
We keep the gears moving, just like what the stimulus check was supposed to do.
Actually, it would be interesting to calculate how much lift the stimulus check gave to the economy, and then see how many days/weeks/months it takes Facebook/Ebay/Amazon to generate the same amount of consumer spending.