| Thanks JianShuo, This is a very interesting topic. What are the most consistent and efficient things in this world? Machines and Computers. For the first a few years, when I came to United States and living in one of the most liberal cities in the States, San Francisco, that is exactly what I have felt. We even, humans, in a way have been reduced to be part of the machine, just continue moving and moving, weeks after weeks. Even after work, the shops you go to, the TV and movies you are watching are so “consistent, efficient and homogenous.” I hate corporate American even I am part of it as well. That is the worst part, you really don’t have much options, especially you are fresh minted, the first generation immigrants. However, just come back from China for a month long trip, the changes happened for the last 5 to 10 years in China are amazing. The pace of commercialization is mind boggling. China have become a much more “consistent and efficient” country than 5 or 10 years ago. In a way, western way of “consistency and efficiency” has dramatically improved the living standard in China and will continue to do so. My point is that when a country is going thru the transition from under-developed country to a developed country, the “consistency and efficiency” have bring a lots of positive social and economic impacts, However, when the process reaches certain point, the “positive” side start to diminishing and the “evil or inhuman” side start to take shape. To put “consistency and efficiency” into the social content is a much more complex than the economic one. For now, I enjoy going to the farmers market to get our fresh vegetables and fruits, it is such a pleasure to give the money to the people who actually grow them even it means pay a little bit extra than the “consistent and efficient” supper market. |
Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency - Part II