Doomed Industries

[Blitty]

Kinda crazy. The Future is Now.

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/112946/doomed-industries-bnet

 

[FairWarning]

Thanks to cloud technology, chains like Best Buy will be obsolete. No need for CDs or DVDs, and everything else you can get cheaper on line or Wal-Mart.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

You still need to buy the equipment to play it on, FW...

 

[FairWarning]

You still need to buy the equipment to play it on, FW...

But you can get it cheaper at numerous outlets, including Amazon and Wal-Mart.

 

[CaliGirlNY]

scary and interesting. yet for every industry that is ending, a new one seems to be popping up.

 

[Boner_18]

Here is a recent article about the industry I work in:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303714704576383641752966666.html

Though it actually is depressing they don't paint a full picture, there are a few positive points such as the flexibility of my schedule.

 

[betplom]

scary and interesting. yet for every industry that is ending, a new one seems to be popping up.

True, Plommer thinks the demand for professional ass lickers will increase as time marches on.

 

[Boner_18]

Bah, the link goes to a subscription site. For full text google "Lawyers Settle... for Temp Jobs."

 

[Matty]

Here is a recent article about the industry I work in:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303714704576383641752966666.html

Though it actually is depressing they don't paint a full picture, there are a few positive points such as the flexibility of my schedule.

This is fokked up. Too many lawyers being produced? I skimmed the article.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

But you can get it cheaper at numerous outlets, including Amazon and Wal-Mart.

Best Buy has a website as well. Walmart does not carry anything near the quantity or quality of Best Buy's inventory.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

scary and interesting. yet for every industry that is ending, a new one seems to be popping up.

Such as? Have you looked at the economy recently?

Nevermind. Don't answer. Just stick to sex topics. It's really all you're qualified to discuss.

 

[Boner_18]

This is fokked up. Too many lawyers being produced? I skimmed the article.

WAAYY too many. The American Bar Association certifies the schools and they print money by selling law degrees to people who might not deserve it It's a business and it's booming.

 

[fiveteamer]

You can do anything with a law degree, not just law. You are a critical thinker. Put that shit to work.

 

[Matty]

A lawyer ex of mine works for the Red Cross. Coordinating international events and shit. I don't think she ever practiced.

 

[Saulty]

Engineering and Construction will never die. All you need is dirt, sand, cement, steel and wood and you are in business all the time.

 

[roguejuror]

Journalist.

 

[Matty]

Journalist.

I don't think the profession will die, but there'll only remain a fraction of them once they stop printing newspapers.

 

[Saulty]

Journalist.

I think they call them bloggers now.