Unfortunately, most people working in the corporate world know little of economics. They see a paycheck and think everything is fine. Few know or understand where that paycheck comes from. I've worked many years in corporate America only to see that few people provide anything to the bottom line. Most people shuffle paper or "manage". When China has the ability to sell and distribute their own goods without us, how many people will have a job remaining?
We will do each other's laundry. Everything will be fine. Luxury is our birthright.
"In the engineering world, what it seemed like is you're given 40 to 60 hours a week to do something, and it maybe took 45 minutes." - Shane Carruth, writer/director/producer of PRIMER