Tom Walker writes:
>Jim,
>Before I can answer your question, could you explain what _you_ mean
by "evidence". Bergson says, "The beliefs to which we most strongly
adhere are those of which we should find it most difficult to give an account, and the reason by which we justify them are seldom those which have led us to adopt them." Are you asking me to justify the statement (to you) or to explain why I believe it?<
either one will do, though I think that empirical numbers are quite useful in order to avoid excessively abstract predictions. I was reminded of all those folks who said that manufacturing labor was disappearing a few years ago -- but it turned out that it was moving to other countries (rather than disappearing) or was actually coming back to the U.S. in the form of sweat-shops and the like.
Also, when you say that "individual effort has come to play less and
less of a role in social productivity," the usual explanation is that technology is playing a bigger & bigger role. But don't human individuals play a big role in developing technology?
JD
Tom Walker wrote:
> As individual effort has come to play less
> and less of a role in social productivity, the methods of remuneration
have
> become more and more geared to (presumably) measuring and rewarding
> performance. --
Jim Devine wrote,
>is there any evidence that "individual effort has ciome to play less
and
>less of a role in social productivity"? and what, precisely does this
>mean?
