Comments on: A computer is going to replace you. http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/ A blog about marketing, online communities and other business musings. Come join the fun! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: zed http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/comment-page-1/#comment-129287 zed Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:32:45 +0000 http://okdork.com/2005/11/06/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/#comment-129287 who made computer? who made computer?

]]> By: Noah Kagan http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Noah Kagan Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:55:42 +0000 http://okdork.com/2005/11/06/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/#comment-325 Great thoughts Joe! Great thoughts Joe!

]]> By: Joe http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Joe Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:28:27 +0000 http://okdork.com/2005/11/06/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/#comment-324 Noah: I was just listening to the audiobook version of "The World is Flat" (by Thomas Friedman), which describes how a whole range of jobs (including those of so-called "knowledge workers") will increasingly be performed by people in other countries ... so robots aren't the only competition. Sean: Kathy Sierra had some great "motivational" posters in her most recent post on Creating Passionate Users: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/01/real_motivation.html Kareem: excellent question(s)! I'm reminded of Rick Jarow's "Ultimate Anti-Career Guide" (http://www.anticareer.com/) and of one of my favorite quotes (often attributed to Harold Thurman Whitman): "Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Noah: I was just listening to the audiobook version of “The World is Flat” (by Thomas Friedman), which describes how a whole range of jobs (including those of so-called “knowledge workers”) will increasingly be performed by people in other countries … so robots aren’t the only competition.

Sean: Kathy Sierra had some great “motivational” posters in her most recent post on Creating Passionate Users: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/01/real_motivation.html

Kareem: excellent question(s)! I’m reminded of Rick Jarow’s “Ultimate Anti-Career Guide” (http://www.anticareer.com/) and of one of my favorite quotes (often attributed to Harold Thurman Whitman):

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

]]> By: kareem http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/comment-page-1/#comment-323 kareem Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:49:21 +0000 http://okdork.com/2005/11/06/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/#comment-323 agreed noah. it's creativity and differentiation that will make you stand out, and it's significantly easier to do both now than it ever was in the past. my guess one reason people don't do it more is because they don't truly enjoy what they do... so the rationale is, why bother taking the extra steps? People should take Ian's advice and <a href="http://www.ianybarra.com/blog/archives/2006/01/10_questions_to.htm" rel="nofollow">ask themselves some questions</a>... life's too short. agreed noah. it’s creativity and differentiation that will make you stand out, and it’s significantly easier to do both now than it ever was in the past.

my guess one reason people don’t do it more is because they don’t truly enjoy what they do… so the rationale is, why bother taking the extra steps? People should take Ian’s advice and ask themselves some questions… life’s too short.

]]> By: Sean Tierney http://okdork.com/2006/01/18/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Sean Tierney Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:22:32 +0000 http://okdork.com/2005/11/06/a-computer-is-going-to-replace-you/#comment-322 hey 100% agreed Noah. I actually have this poster hanging behind my desk-> http://www.despair.com/motivation.html the best irony of all is that i've had people visit, see the poster and (failing to read the caption beneath) say "wow, great motivational poster." Those are the people that will be replaced by a kiosk. hey 100% agreed Noah. I actually have this poster hanging behind my desk-> http://www.despair.com/motivation.html
the best irony of all is that i’ve had people visit, see the poster and (failing to read the caption beneath) say “wow, great motivational poster.” Those are the people that will be replaced by a kiosk.

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