I was driving the boy to school today and as we watched all the people driving by on their way to work we got on the topic of occupations from days gone by and current day.
I was saying to him that once upon a very long time ago people had to do things like hunt and gather and these were tangible achievements that could be physically measured. If Gorn killed the bear his family ate and possibly got some new clothes. If Gorn didn't kill the bear, they didn't. If the bear killed Gorn, well... then they were in some serious trouble.
Today, a person can work at producing nothing tangible at all and this earns them credit which they can use to feed, clothe, and house their family. At one point my wife worked for a company that licensed music and I work for a company that licenses the use of images. Music and Images. Can't get much more intangible than that.
Who knows how much more abstract we will get from the hunting and gathering model. Or, as some say, how soon this unsustainable complexity will collapse and bring us all back to the harsh realities of hunting and gathering.
I've never liked bears.
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I was thinking of doing the same myself but you beat me to it! Your life is far more exiting then mine I must say. Keep up the writing, and I'll keep up the reading. Proud to be your blog follower! Luv ya bro xoxo
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