AM I NEXT? WHY TESLA SCARES THE UNIONS

Courtesy of Wired Magazine, we can see how the robotic assembly line is scaring the unions. Robots do not require expensive healthcare, pension contributions, or union shop foremen to supervise the relationship between the company and its employees.

It is not so much that the union's membership is in decline, it is the loss of those massive income flows that allows union executives to benefit from their massive investments. If unions were serious about protecting their members, you would be sure that they would not be welcoming illegal aliens into the country and thus dilute the wage-earning ability of their members. Enjoy the two videos as it is a glimpse of a more automated future. 

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AMAZON & GOOGLE: SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE?

How much do you rely on Google or Bing to allow the discovery of your goods and services?

Is Amazon your primary means of discovery and sales? 

What will it mean to your business if Google changes their algorithm and re-ranks your site to the second or third page? 

What will be the impact of Amazon featuring its own merchandise and using variable pricing algorithms which depend on your demographics and purchasing profile?

What is the impact on your business of an extended outage during peak periods?

Who are your other vendors who represent an existential threat to your business?

All good questions that must be answered if your business relies on either of these two premier service providers. 

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FEAR: THE NEW ’OLD’ BUSINESS MODEL

There have always been charlatans and hucksters selling their newsletters and investment predictions on the basis of an upcoming catastrophe. Using alarmism to rise above the background noise of omnipresent and to command your attention with unconventional advertising. My favorite format is the informational video that always uses a shocking headline indicating an impending financial collapse or medical breakthroughs that are available to readers of a particular and costly newsletter. The best of which appears to be products from the multi-millionaire newsletter guru Porter Stansberry of Stansberry Research.

Some of my favorites include “12-Term Congressman Ron Paul's Warning to Americans about the Coming Currency Crisis” and the Stansberry’s 2010 “End of America” video. Many featuring headlines from reputable news organizations and scientific institutions that were cherry-picked to support the main story theme. Many taken out of context and using events with an extremely low probability of occurring in your life.

And, then there is NASA with its newsletter, “Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet" to sell the "scientific consensus" on global climate change. Of course, the consensus is a political process, not a valid scientific method.

But, we are now seeing the rise of the mainstream marketing of products and services that exaggerate the impact of global climate change, the presidency of Donald Trump, and the failure of our healthcare system to sell everything from prepper-approved supplies to insurance policies.

Think about it carefully, you are visiting this website because you are worried and asking the question, “Am I Next?”.

Bottom line: fear could be our future

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