tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post3964947445229338405..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Have skills, will travel. If I have no skills ...?Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-19131073762712851032013-08-14T11:31:49.574-07:002013-08-14T11:31:49.574-07:00I am with you, Ramesh, that the US retains all tho...I am with you, Ramesh, that the US retains all those advantages.<br />But, the establishment continues to mislead people into thinking that merely born in the US is a guarantee of an easy, affluent life, as it was for most into the 1950s and 60s ... instead, my point is the need to understand, not simply note in the passing, that there are lot more eager people "coming to the party" ...Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-26954321685045185222013-08-14T08:19:50.353-07:002013-08-14T08:19:50.353-07:00Unclear why the American Dream is souring simply b...Unclear why the American Dream is souring simply because others are coming to the party. Everything that the Dream stood for - hard work, entrepreneurship, meritocracy, etc etc, are all still competitive advantages of the US. Its not easy, sure, but Americans are still better placed than most to succeed. So stop feeling down and get going ye men.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-31315468512397337702013-08-12T09:35:49.030-07:002013-08-12T09:35:49.030-07:00Hey, didn't you vote for hope and change? you...Hey, didn't you vote for hope and change? you mean to say nothing out of it? muahahaha!<br /><br />Port of Coos Bay board members living in Portland? really? they might as well be in DC! Or, better yet, in China. At least China will explore ways in which it can make money with the port!<br /><br />I am doing my part, Zach, and looks like you are doing yours ... if only we can get a lot more students and politicians to understand the reality and adjust to it .... (note that I am not including faculty in that list--they are a worse self-serving bunch than the politicians!!!)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-70808253293286258362013-08-11T18:14:30.117-07:002013-08-11T18:14:30.117-07:00If only people in Coos Bay would realize that the ...If only people in Coos Bay would realize that the Oyster is no longer a primary source of resource extraction! I think change for any stagnant community comes not only from discarding romantic notions of the "American Dream" and acclimating to our globalized economy, but also bringing in policy-makers that understand the needs of the community. I learned recently that a majority of the members that sit on the board of the Port of Coos Bay live in Portland! How can they know what is best for a community they don't live in? <br /><br />Adapting to a globalized economy and finding the unique skills necessary to be productive and transnational members of our world requires a change that goes beyond simply bringing in new business to struggling communities, but also changing the deeply-rooted cultural ethos of over-reliance on natural resources. It is even more striking that in communities like Coos Bay, local governance has been controlled by families that have been in the area for over one hundred years. WE NEED CHANGE! <br /><br />Zachnoreply@blogger.com