The Future of Work

Was browsing Stewart Brand's Longnow website and came across http://blog.longnow.org/  a piece that painted a dire view for the US devolving into a Soviet style economic collapse. My comment there seems appropriate here:

I do not think you can create a model for the emerging US economy based on the past Soviet collapse experience. Completely different baselines in culture, human resources and technology. The movement to urban centers is balanced by increases in both technology access and tools for working online from anywhere. Teams of workers can collaborate globally now.

Rememebr what Bucky Fuller was envisioning when he was at SIU? The world game computer is now real - the internet. The emerging economy will reward intelligence, creativity and focus no less than at any other time in history. The longview is not so dire - I can envision an Amish style rural movement supported by technology that connects people with projects that rewire, rebuild and renew the whole earth civilization.

Here is an example project that helps create context for this group: http://iprismglobal.blogspot.com/