Fwd - The realization is now April 23, 2011
I appreciate Seth Godin's ideas and his blog. The way he looks at things makes good sense - and his analysis is clear and straight forward. If you don't already subscribe to his blog then I hope this taster may encourage you to do so. Today he wrote
The realization is now
New polling out this week shows that Americans are frustrated with the world and pessimistic about the future. They're losing patience with the economy, with their prospects, with their leaders (of both parties).
What's actually happening is this: we're realizing that the industrial revolution is fading. The 80 year long run that brought ever-increasing productivity (and along with it, well-paying jobs for an ever-expanding middle class) is ending.
It's one thing to read about the changes the internet brought, it's another to experience them. People who thought they had a valuable skill or degree have discovered that being an anonymous middleman doesn't guarantee job security. Individuals who were trained to comply and follow instructions have discovered that the deal is over... and it isn't their fault, because they've always done what they were told.
Tomorrow he's writing: part II—the opportunity