Will we become "cyborgs?" Maybe, maybe not-the future is uncertain. However, Richard Florida presents a compelling argument in The Rise of the Creative Class, as to where our future is headed. His vision isn't as easy as having a robot do our work for us.
The Creative Class is a group of people whose function is to "create meaningful new forms." The super-creative core: scientists, engineers, teachers, artists, designers, entertainers, researchers etc. And the "creative professionals:" knowledge intensive industries, techy businessmen.
The Creative Class will all be attracted to the same creative cities where other creatives reside. Then a survival of the fittest type of reaction will happen-ultimately kicking out the working class. There have always been geographical concentrations of working and professional class...but Florida speaks of a more wide spread and pronounced sorting than we have ever seen. The habitats unable to attract the creative class will ultimately fail.
So, not to be bleak, but we conform to robots or to super creative classes who "create meaningful new forms" at their fingertips. What do you think about Richard Florida's prediction of the rise of the creative class?
Richard Florida's website
6 comments:
It's an interesting comment, but I think creatives are, by nature, are not the type to "kick out" anyone. I think they are accepting in nature. But I think the super creative core and creative professionals is an interesting way to describe career and education aspirations. There should be majors designed along those lines.
If such a world transpired, I wouldn't want to live in it. The working class grounds the creatives, in my experience. They are practical, resourceful, reliable, productive, and absolutely essential. They are the soil that nurtures the seed & supports its growth in the fresh air.
And creatives can be so full of themselves...for all their ideas, how boring!!
Yes it sometimes seems that we are at the mercy of robots and such, but they are at the mercy of the humans who create them, whose mistakes can undo the robots, so I doubt that robots will replace humans as long as creatives continue to create. Creative people will never be robots. If they are full of themselves, it's because of their personalities, not to be confused with their power of creativity. Creative thinking created the wheel, and look where it took us!
I love the dialogue. Sounds like you struck a chord, Samantha Cara. I love the analogy, Lisa, between the working class and the soil that nurtures the seed and supports its growth. I agree, but I also agree that it's not that creatives are full of themselves but that they think on a whole different plane.
Samantha Cara,
Thanks for convincing me that the new generation of Bloggers are creative and very culturally aware. Too often we have seen evidence to the contrary where young people abandon their originality to ape their friends and buy the products that are touted by peers. Your carefully executed blog is like a breath of fresh air and gives me hope that the next generation, led by people like you will actually improve this troubled world we are leaving them.
Fred C.
I enjoyed reading your comment, Fred.There is a huge divide between the younger and older generation when it comes to technology. This blog seems to be a crossroads for both generations to discuss their concerns, insecurities and excitement regarding viral and technological potential.
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