Posted to The Age (12/11/2012) on 13/11/2012 at 11:19 AM
Commenting on "Teleworking - still a pipe dream?"
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/teleworking--still-a-pipe-dream-20121112-297eq.html
If everyone works from home, the economy will come to a complete stand still. All the commercial buildings will be vacant, and every town and city landscape will be completely changed, devoid of human soul. While we cannot bury our heads in the sand and stop progress, it is illogical to make such broad statement.
Online shopping will soon be a norm for many people, but the warehouses need to be stocked, and surely the items cannot be produced virtually on a computer except on a real machine manned by human on location. The raw materials and finished products need to be transported, and trucks require drivers.
How can people move the wheat fields to the house, or grow all the fruit and vegetables in their backyard? For meat lovers, do they rear chickens and other animals in their apartments? Oh yes, what about the garbage collectors; how do you expect them to collect the waste and dispose of it remotely?
What one must keep in mind is that if the job can be done in a Melbourne or Australian home office, it can be done much cheaper in other countries remotely.
Commenting on "Teleworking - still a pipe dream?"
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/teleworking--still-a-pipe-dream-20121112-297eq.html
If everyone works from home, the economy will come to a complete stand still. All the commercial buildings will be vacant, and every town and city landscape will be completely changed, devoid of human soul. While we cannot bury our heads in the sand and stop progress, it is illogical to make such broad statement.
Online shopping will soon be a norm for many people, but the warehouses need to be stocked, and surely the items cannot be produced virtually on a computer except on a real machine manned by human on location. The raw materials and finished products need to be transported, and trucks require drivers.
How can people move the wheat fields to the house, or grow all the fruit and vegetables in their backyard? For meat lovers, do they rear chickens and other animals in their apartments? Oh yes, what about the garbage collectors; how do you expect them to collect the waste and dispose of it remotely?
What one must keep in mind is that if the job can be done in a Melbourne or Australian home office, it can be done much cheaper in other countries remotely.
