<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 8 Oct 2021, 11:46 pm Mark Tinka, <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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On 10/8/21 23:12, Randy Bush wrote:<br>
>>> i hypothesize that, given any level of toolset, automation, what have<br>
>>> you, we then make our use of it as complex as we think we can tolerate.<br>
>>> and then ...<br>
>> Agreed, with the theory being that the more complex we can make it,<br>
>> the likelier it is to simplify human interaction.<br>
> my point is that ourr arrogance and st00pidity scales to meet the<br>
> ability of the tools of the day.</blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would call it a general problem of globalisation. Connecting everyone everywhere brings it's set of challenges. To satisfy an ever growing global demand we need complex tools that we humans operate with a brain that for the majority of human existence was used to deal with local issues. I believe we need to get back to focusing more on local markets and providing local solutions. Ofc stupidity can occur anywhere but at a local level the impact is only felt locally. </div><div dir="auto">BRM</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Agreed - which is why that theory rarely succeeds, and often ends in tears.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Mark.<br>
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