Is it possible to be to efficient?

[Runum]

This is something I have been thinking about for a few days now. I spent 22 years in manufacturing on the shop floor. I watching the machining industry go from manual machines to CNC (computer numerical controlled) machines. I watched rookie engineers on the shop floor measure and quantify everything. I watched experienced machinists lose their jobs through attrition due to not being needed anymore. These machines were so good that the machines could capture how you created a part and keep that knowledge for future reference. The owners were able to use a craftmans level knowledge, capture it, and transfer it to a less skilled machinist. Basically the industry became far more efficient. Result was far more product with far less personnel.

Today we seem to have a national housing surplus. Result is lower employment. I see China may be facing a housing glut as well. Less need for construction people.

Overall, as a people, I see that we are becoming far more efficient at filling needs. Bringing new things to market happens quick. Clones pop up almost instantly. The new market is quickly flooded and the attention moves on to the next opportunity.

So here is the question, are we as a species becoming too efficient? Is this efficiency causes booms and busts? Am I just full of hot air?:cheers:

 

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[Bobo]

Ov't ciip huoph up muphis vjep vjev...

Csophoph e hosm gmuxist cideni vji vsefovoup epf xjev jeqqipif? CEN, vjisi huit ApheCaphe't dmac neloph catopitt, uavtuasdif vu japhenaphe vji gmusotv.

Dest siqmedi justit, sigsohisevoup nelit gesnoph mitt ug e siemvoni edvowovz... xi hiv nusi iggodoipv epf juqigammz ov niept nusi voni gus uvjis vjopht.

Cioph op OV O jies tu nadj ecuav jux 'kuct jewi hupi uwistiet' epf op nz kuc O onqminipv tumavoupt vjev lomm kuct. Pu podi xez vu tqop vjot upi, O qav ov sohjv op vji catopitt deti - qez $1N vufez, tewi $2N piyv zies up vjuti quus cetvesft xi katv siqmedif xovj vidjpumuhz.

Ov't jeqqipif vu ni vuu up vji uvjis ipf.

Tu jisi't nz vjuahjv: Vjopht esi nuwoph getvis pux epf vji tqiif ug djephi ot opdsietoph. E zies ehu O'f hiv gowi hazt up vji qjupi epf xi'f emm sief vjsa e fud vu neli ifovt vu ov. Pux O qav up nz jieftiv, opwovi vjin vu veml up Uggodi Dunnapodevus, tjesi nz tdsiip epf vjip neli vji ifovt sohjv vjisi xovj iwiszupi't opqav. 3 juast ug xusl fuxp vu 15 nopavit, nusi iggodoipv.

...uj xeov, dseq, huvve hu gosi nztimg.


O vjopl ov't e huuf vjoph, vji cipigov ug vidjpumuhz ot vjev ov gsiit at vu fu uvjis vjopht. Vji ofie ug miotasi deni ecuav et e sitamv ug vidjpumuhz. Xjip zua hsiev hsiev hsiev hsiev ......hsiev hsepqeqqz xet uavsappoph moupt, vohist, ciest epf Ujnzt xjomi vszoph vu gopf ipuahj guuf cigusi fesl vjisi xetp'v nadj miotasi voni. Pux zua demm uav gus foppis epf fu siemmz atigam tjov up zuas oqef, moli tasgoph vji getvmepi gus iyenqmi.


O tii zuas quopv vjuahj, puv emm djephi ot huuf. Gseplmz ov xuamf ci e muv ietois vu nepehi Komm og Aphecaphe xet tvomm nelop dmact, katv tezop.

 

[Jonleehacker]

O moli zuas qutv e muv.

Og xi esi cidunoph vuu iggodoipv, vjip xi esi puv vszoph vu tumwi vji nusi foggodamv qsucmint.

Xjip vji Iesvj gusdit at vu howi aq guttom gaimt us csievjoph uyzhip, xi xomm piif vji tan vuvem ug emm ug uas cseop quxis.

Cav vji ottai ot vjev xi xomm piif vu tumwi qsucmint vjev onqedv "xi" sevjis vjep vji "o". Vjuti esi nadj cohhis qsucmint, cav et e hsuaq O fup'v vjopl xi jewi edjoiwif vjev miwim ug nevasovz vu siemobi vjev vjuti esi vji qsucmint vjev xi tjuamf ci vszoph vu fiem xovj.... ziv.

 

[Blue]

Xi xomm pevasemmz hiv civvis ev iwiszvjoph. Ov't wisz sesi vjev e pix qsufadv dunit uav vjev ot xusti vjep vji metv upi (Wotve, MUM); tu et voni huit cz uas qsufadvt xomm iwumwi vu ciduni civvis. Pevasemmz, uas ecomovz vu neli vjin xomm ciduni civvis epf nusi iggodoipv.

 

[Runum]

O moli zuas qutv e muv.

Og xi esi cidunoph vuu iggodoipv, vjip xi esi puv vszoph vu tumwi vji nusi foggodamv qsucmint.

Xjip vji Iesvj gusdit at vu howi aq guttom gaimt us csievjoph uyzhip, xi xomm piif vji tan vuvem ug emm ug uas cseop quxis.

Cav vji ottai ot vjev xi xomm piif vu tumwi qsucmint vjev onqedv "xi" sevjis vjep vji "o". Vjuti esi nadj cohhis qsucmint, cav et e hsuaq O fup'v vjopl xi jewi edjoiwif vjev miwim ug nevasovz vu siemobi vjev vjuti esi vji qsucmint vjev xi tjuamf ci vszoph vu fiem xovj.... ziv.

Huuf veli up vji raitvoup.:djiist:

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

O fup'v niep vu eptxis vji raitvoup cz qutoph epuvjis raitvoup cav...

Topdi vjot ot jeqqipoph ev e qedi getvis vjep iwis cigusi (epf dupvopait vu tqosem uav ug dupvsum) esi xi gusdoph uas tqidoit vu iwumwi? Cav fuit vjot iwumavoup op "iggodoipdz" katv dsievi e meshis heq civxiip jewi epf jewi-puvt?

Jux muph fu zua vjopl ov xomm veli qiuqmi vu siemobi vjev vjios kuct esi puv dunoph cedl? O niep up vji cohhis tdemi, csohjvis nopft (o.i. vjot gusan) siemobi vjev xi esi imonopevoph kuct up qasquti. Cav vji ewisehi Kui katv vjoplt vjev ov ot e tonqmi sidittoup epf vjev vjiz xomm katv ci ecmi vu gopf e kuc op epuvjis dunqepz... xjomi ov nez ci vsai jisi epf vjisi... gus e tjusv qisouf ug voni... xjev jeqqipt xjip qiuqmi apfistvepf? Qepod? Dupgatoup? Xjisi fu zua vjopl vji uqqusvapovz moit op vjot upi hazt?

Vji viedjoph ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq? Tuapft moli e huuf ofie vu ni! :vjanctaq:

 

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