There has been a globalist push over the past 60 years to send the professions overseas. With the advent of the computer age, we today live in an economy where the fruits of professional service are nearly procurable from off-the-shelf, over-the-counter products.
At present, steady working tradesmen will probably out produce the profesional in services rendered for cost, and in the next decade will probably receive most of the market share.
Unfortunately, systemwide catastrophic failures foreseeable by professional acumen, standards, and methodologies are not so intuitive to the tradesman. When they occur, and they will, it still remains to be seen if the professional will return to their prominence, or if society will simply adapt by throwing away the failed system to rebuild from scratch.
Without the professional, society will function fine, provided enough resources are available to squander on such a system. IMHO, time will tell.
“Without the professional, society will function fine, provided enough resources are available to squander on such a system. IMHO, time will tell.”
I’m amazed at this thread. I’ve read the entire thing an have not seen one mention of the nursing profession. Almost anyone can get a BS in nursing and have their education paid for by a local hospital, with the agreement to work there for five years. Around here RNs can start out around $50K and after their five year obligation, there are almost unlimited jobs for them in many different specialties.