4t2

+18

on {Economics}

how hard is it to get skills anymore?

the growing divide between rich and poor, the loss of jobs to immigrants and robots, youth unemployment, nearly every economic problem is caused by a lack of value producing skills.

but why? nearly everything you could do in this world can be learned for free with this little invention called the world wide web. i think you have heard of it even if you don't have an expensive computer.

a p.o.s. android phone and free wifi has you in many of the finest classrooms on earth, you don't need a wing named after your grandfather anymore.

if you don't have the patience for this there is a youtube video for 21st century dummies on nearly every lesson on earth, pause, rewind, learn at your own pace for free.

yeah sorry, the assembly line that paid for 3 weeks off isn't hiring anymore, neither is the lord's farm or those stone hauling gigs down in egypt. things have changed - for the better.

+10

British Bulldog 9.9/10

Acquiring knowledge is different to acquiring skills.

You're not going to learn how to deal with patients, or good bedside manner, if you're a nurse, from a YouTube video.

Nor dealing with livestock if you're a farmer. These things come with time on the job.

I do agree though that your average degree, certainly in humanities, can be done from your sofa.

The Internet is a wonderful thing. I think sometimes we forget how lucky we are to have this amount of knowledge at our fingertips.

Just my 2p.

Cheers BB

Apexskunk2

+1

knowledge + experience = skill

Just from what I see in my work, only the people with experience know what to do when the plans inevitably fail 😂

theStrokes

yeah you need zoom for that

Ethicallyliving

As someone who taught themselves both web design and marketing as a single mum I tend to agree.

I now have a thriving career 7 years later!

windiest

Try to think from the perspective of a business owner. Sifting through resumes. Bachelor's. honours. Doctorates. Oh no. This mad lad has googled it. Hire him now

blackdragon00

Anyone can acquire the skills that they want, it just depends upon how dedicated they are. I mean there's a shit ton of skills that i want to master and learn, but usually i'm busy with other things. The internet is a wonderful thing. But also, it takes a lot of time to learn certain skills and most people like my self are quite lazy and can't be asked to learn new things, unless they really want to.

Leslie Wagner

So then it becomes a kind of responsibility to put it up in their face.

sydbarrett

Find something that fascinates you. And just will yourself to know everything there is to know about it.

There is knowledge, there is wisdom, and there is also passion.

If you don’t have a passion for something. You’ll never truly know about it. And if you don’t truly know about it, you’ll never gain true wisdom.

- Ringo Starr 1932

Asaddd

To get certified costs money though

Bigbum

Actually all of our problems are due to over population. One person can do more work now due to technology. Also humans keep on devaluing themselves by constantly breeding. It’s the law of supply and demand. The fewer of us there are the more valuable we are to employers. When we breed out of control then employers can pick whoever they want. That’s my opinion;)

HotMeatPie

Norman Tebbit rebooted.

Don’t question increasing stratification of haves and have nots, just pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

200 applicants for one job at Tesco?
Have you thought about trying a different Tesco? Hmm?

jetro

I get what your saying but the person carrying out the skilled job more often than not needs proper training and certification if not just for the client but more importantly for insurance purposes!

theStrokes

Insurance would work a lot better if there were public records of outcomes on a blockchain rather than a certification authority that inevitably becomes a racket.

Hootie and the Blow Job

I've seen shops in the states with 5 different business permits.

mj3b1 lewis

This is true from the perspective of individuals, but what about societies. Societies like governments take most f our resources under the auspices of producing better outcomes.

If society says yeah anyone can do anything if they play the game right that's a fail. It should be a matter of course that an honest and motivated person is going to do well but that's not what we have. The only sure thing in our society is access to power.