Alternatives

With the looming recession (or is it here already?) and feeling a little down after reading this article by de minimis. Having worked in two different manufacturing concern for quite a few years made me come to the realization that wholly manufacturing industries is coming to an end. Perhaps not in this lifetime but it could be during my children's or their children's time.

Wholly manufacturing industries are those that depends solely on manufacturing for their survival, without other divisions (A&P, Marketing, Research & Development, Customer Service), or if they have one, they're not an important part of the organization. These manufacturers often get their technologies and technical skills from others in the same market and often do not innovate or improvised upon this technology.

Happiness and knowledge

There is a western saying that goes "Ignorance is Bliss", or as the chinese would like to say "What do i care?". Well, what is the opposite of ignorance then? Intelligence? i would like to think that ignorance has nothing to do with a person's intelligence. Ignorance is something like the freedom to be naive that can only be enjoyed by adults no matter if one is intelligent or not. Intelligent people could also be as ignorant as the stupid ones, although maybe it's less likely to be the case.