RE: RE: Think outside the box - Re: A suspected can of worms

["GeneK" <gene -at- genek -dot- com>]

IMO, the nature of the modern world makes it highly likely
that the next "bubble," whatever it is, will probably be
grounded in some sort of new technology.  This is likely
to create opportunities for technically adept people of
all types, from engineers to writers.  Whether it will
create opportunities for "non-technical technical writers"
will depend on what extent it interfaces with mass-market
consumers.  If it's the "next big thing" in consumer goods, 
it probably will; if it's in background technology,
it probably won't.  Either way, I'm not redirecting my
skills toward anything remotely related to growing tulips,
and I think that's a reasonably sensible strategic decision.

Gene Kim-Eng


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On
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:35:14 -0400 Mark Baker?wrote:


There is no knowing when the next bubble will occur, still less whether it
will create a bunch of jobs for techwriters. What is for certain is that it
will create freakish economic conditions that will create jobs that can only
exist as long as the bubble lasts, and then will be gone, leaving their
practitioners wondering what happened and the schools that sprang up to
train them desperately trying to attract new students.


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