From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Tue Dec 26 2000 - 12:35:15 MST
>"Gamma Pi" <gammapi@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> > >At the same time, people's lives are not so different from hundreds of
>> > >years ago, except many more people have automobiles, high technology
>> > >appliances and devices, and medicine, as well as entertainment.
>>
>> I would agree that people's lives are not so different IN A FUNDAMENTAL
>> SENSE from hundreds of years ago. Fundamental problems remain the same and
> > fundamental patterns of solution also.
I'm not sure this is true.
1. TV: People sit for hours watching mindless entertainment on TV.
That is different.
2. Information-based Careers: People develop careers that are more
information-based and less labor-based. That is a major difference.
3. Education: Almost everybody has basic education today. That is
different than in previous centuries.
4. Travel: Almost everybody works more than 20 miles from their
home. This would have been impossible in the days when travel was
not so fast. Also, most people have been outside their town, their
county, and their state. Many have been outside their country. This
is a major difference from previous centuries where most of the
population was born, lived, and died in their own home town.
5. Free Time: We also work less time and have a lot of free time.
That is a major difference.
6. Communications: Not much can happen in the world without us
knowing about it instantly. No major wars can break out, no
assassinations can occur, no major disasters can occur without us
seeing it first-hand within minutes or hours of the event.
-- Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>
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