A quick scan of the stories’ online comment sections reveals how people feel about all of this: worried and bewildered, but also, in some cases, angry and bitter. I went to school, got a degree, picked up a skill, gained expertise in my field—I established myself over the years. Why should I have to start over? Unfortunately, that’s a Why question that, however justified and reasonable it may seem, doesn’t lead anywhere. The rules Friedman is talking about have already changed; fair or not, like it or not. The challenge now is to figure out what these new conditions mean for each of us—what
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