Everyday, new technologies are invented that make old technologies, or old industries, completely unnecessary. The invention of the automobile destroyed the horse-driven carriage world, but replaced it with a new industry. But now, telecommuting could one day make personal transport irrelevant. Imagine a world full of people who work from home, order groceries online, take classes online, go shopping online… hmm. It seems that world is nearly here already. In that world, we wouldn’t need cars, or car makers, or garages. We’d only need a few trucks to deliver our food and giant TVs, and maybe a doctor from time to time.
#22 Denise H on 12 Sep 11As technology changes at lightning-fast pace, we as the new generation must have the proper skills to thrive in this new environment. As countries get more culturally diverse, a key 21st century skill is the ability to embrace and interact with different cultures. Because the internet globally connects the whole world, it is a vast multicultural network.
