Unemployed? So do something, anything

There is nothing worse than being unemployed today, you feel so useless and unwanted. For so long we have believed that work would come to us, we have failed to relate intellectual challenge and achievement to occupation and fulfilment.

But if you are unemployed their is the HUGE advantage of the internet which is available to day. There is no reason at all why you should not exercise your mind by learning. And that is exactly what you should do, try finance, try programming, try … anything, but keep yourself involved.

After all I am retired but keep active studying and learning about new things (currently 3D design, Reprap machines and Software Defined Radios!). Why not do the same?

Don't just sit around and watch the telly, or lie in bed. This is wasting your life.

Changes needed

Everyone needs something to do. Industrialisation has reduced the labour content of production. So alternative engagement is required. For example study. We could pay people benefits providing they pursue a course of study. Classroom, investigation, hobby, discovery. Out of this we may get a higher level of skills. And we will get happier people. We need to look at how to finance this fully. Instead of 'financial gambling' we need 'people gambling'. Or VC, Startup, Kickstarters.