The loss of human capital, like the nuclear workers we referred to, is what really hurts. This is how "plain folks" could contribute mightily to the society. And that cancer is working its way up the food chain.
Its not just plumbers and electricians who are getting scarce, pretty soon it will be experienced managers and administrators, all taken over by GenY twits in Gucci suits with BusAd degrees and sneers to match.
As human skills disappear, those that can't be taken over by machine, or outsourced, will simply be forgotten as we "restructure" our industries (and our economy) so we don't need them. There will always be some cartographic software developer in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur that will know the difference between latitude and longitude.
OTOH, thanks for tip about the MAD archive. Now THAT's a treasure.
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