Mind Vs. Hand

In Darin Barney's "Network Economy", he discusses a lot about the new economy and the toll it is going to have on a lot of people that are used to older ways of working. The idea that today it is all about knowledge and getting information through technology, where as before it was all about hands on and not having to have to use your head as much as long as you were skilled enough to perform a certain task. Barney also stresses the importance that within this new economy it is ideas that count and we use technology to gain knowledge which in itself is an important resource. This reminds me a lot of how today we rely so much on technology that we fail to use our "skills" to get certain things done. Machines have taken over factories and companies no longer need actual people to build things, just to run the machines.
The constant battle between human intelligence and artifical intelligence is still ongoing and with technology constantly surrounding humans on a day to day basis. Not only does it surround us and have an impact on everything we do in life these days, it seems almost as though there is no way of going through a day without using at least some form of technology. Not only this, but also technology has made it difficult for many people to find jobs since many companies rely on technology to do all of the work. Barney discusses networks and unemployment and how technology has made it so there is a displacement of human labour. For people that have grown up in a society where they rely on technology and use it everyday as a means to get by, this idea really does not phase them too much. However for people such as older generations who relyed soley on their own knowledge and skills in order to get jobs this can be a problem if they are looking for a new job or what not. Technology has become such a huge part of everyone's lives that it is hard to picture life without it anymore, however when will technology completly take over is a whole other question that brings about a lot of fears with many people.