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How Automation will render us all useless!

9/7/2017

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While on a recent trip to the Bank in Dundrum, I noticed a sign that said ''Counter staff only operating 9.30am-12.30pm'' and I wondered why I couldn't see a member of staff regarding a lodgment. I asked someone at the counter and they ordered me to a ATM machine that could sort my query. Later that day I stopped off at MC Donalds to get a big mac and I noticed that their was only one staff member at the counter. She ushered me off to one of the 6 machines that could take my order and I could pay by Debit Card. Needless to say it got me thinking about why I believe the human race is being replaced by automation and why we as a people need to figure out what the hell we are going to be doing in the future and what our purpose will be.

Automation is the use of various control systems  for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers and heat treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, steering and stabilization of ships, aircraft and other applications and vehicles with minimal or reduced human intervention, with some processes have been completely automated. Even Televisions and Radio Stations are being forced down the route of Automation. 

Technology is advancing every second of the day and while most of us are oblivious to the real consequences of this change, the real fear is that we won't have any say in how it all pans out. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that if mankind finds a planet that is habitable that if may be an answer to the problem. 
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—which humans tend to have naturally. If this becomes extinct because machines take over then we have a massive decision. Do we move away and start over? or do we stay and face the consequences???

The decision is not yours but you will be part of the experiment.

JB




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Don't meddle by giving everyone a medal

9/5/2017

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Oh how times are a changing, I remember winning my first medal in October 1986 after winning the U17 boys singles in the Silvermints tournament in Dalkey. I was also runner up in the U14 boys singles. There was 3 medals for first, seecond and third. If you failed to reach the last 3 then that was your problem. Life is setting you up for the knocks and the falls that you will receive, and by god you will get big disappointments, you will aslo get joy and success. The three medal winners trained harder and deserved the medal. The others needed to try harder or find something they can excel at.

At a recent event I was attending I asked the teacher who was organising the competition about what prizes she had for the winners. I asked her was the there a first, second and third and to quote a lyric from a famous Hot Chocolate song ''Everyone's a winner'' She said Everyone gets a medal. I wanted to say something but could see the joy in her face and I didn't want to ruin her day. I waited until the following week to drop the bomb and come clean about how I felt about all children receiving a medal and how that can impact on there lives in later years.

She completely understood my point of view but I could see that she was going to continue down that path. If many teachers and youth leaders start this pointless and dangerous exercise then we will have a whole load of kids growing up butt hurt and very angry because they are not winning in life.

Remember, give a trophy to the winner. Show the other kids that there can be only one. How about we give Roger Federer the trophy and give everyone else a medal for taking part. This is the kind of nonsense that will destroy the next generation.


JB



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