Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
I'd like to talk about sex.
There now that I have your attention, I'm going to inevitably disappoint you.
Oh yes, I'm going to talk about sex, but as an example and metaphor for how people handle their careers wrong. Come to think of it , that probably provokes your morbid curiosity at the very least.
Dear politicians, pundits, preachers, and the rest of you. Please get out more.
I've started wondering why our various "experts" don't seem to know what the hell is going on in the economy. You don't understand people need work – millions of them. You don't get the economy isn't doing so hot for a lot of people. I seriously doubt you get how a lot of the world works.
I think you need to get out more.
Okay, does anyone understand how things actually work?
Sure, I posted about this before. One of the reasons I love watching MythBusters, Dirty Jobs, Bizarre Foods, and other shows like that is I learned a lot about how the world functions. Okay, stuff also gets blown up and people eat spiders, but the shows are also educational. I understand how people eat, how people work, and how water heaters are set up so you can't kill yourself without definite effort.
But I get the impression, in the end, a lot of people don't know how things work, and thus make incredibly stupid decisions politically, economically, and career–wise. And you know what? There's no bloody excuse for this!