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Taylorism and Fordism: How Do They Apply Today?

02/09/2009 11:11 PM

Taylorism turned humans into robots, except recognizing that humans were more efficient when given a rest period. Fordism paid them more to become Taylorist robots, plus turned them into consumers. The introduction of Dr. Doug is interesting and prompts this sort of question. An engineer can make a robot. Still humans are not really robots. I think myself that robots and robotics are going to be transformational in homes. Where is the balance? How do we really benefit from living with our machines? Once every two weeks a technician comes to change the battery in the robot that comes when you clap your hands. You have to feed a dog more than that. The Roomba is a touchstone for it just wanders around in circles sucking up dirt. I work best really with just a set of things to do and no particular order, and only the place to get it all done by the end of the day. I need pay to make me do the same thing all day in the same place at the same pace. What's good and bad about Taylorism and Fordism now? Is there a modification, or is really the thing to do divorce humans from what robots do best? What is that world going to look like?

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Re: Taylorism & Fordism, How do they Apply Now?

02/10/2009 8:25 AM

I think you should read Yuvals comments on plagiarism. I would rather have whats in car 12 then a robot any day. Besides we all need to keep busy. It keeps us young.

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Re: Taylorism & Fordism, How do they Apply Now?

02/11/2009 8:09 AM

Just a slight clarification on that last comment. It was referring to the comical situation filed under plagiarism by Yuval. It was about the cleaning maid service and roomba floor vacs versus the robots Transcendian refers to here. I apologize if anyone feels I was referring to this post being plagiarized or anything Dr. Doug may have said.

Sorry bout that!

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