Re: Speed up! ----- Original Message ----- From: Devine, James
>The easiest way to test the "economy is a machine metaphor" is to propose another metaphor. Let's say "the economy is a discourse" (not economics, but the economy). Under rules of discourse, there may well be circumstances in which a greater intensity and/or duration of messages contributes to increased understanding or meaning. Obviously, there are other circumstances where the proliferation of messages detracts from understanding. < so the folks who slave away producing Nikes for dollars a day under poor conditions are engaging in discourse? JD =================== Nay, *excluded* from discourse due to command and control communication structures within firms. Ian
