In yesterday’s post, I wrote about Thomas L. Friedman’s conclusion that creative imagination is the most important attribute in a globalized world.
The problem is that not every U.S. worker will develop their creative imagination. Some people are better suited to blue-collar or lower-level white-collar jobs. With many of these jobs moving to China and India, what work will be left for the millions of U.S. workers who are not very creative?
Perhaps they will work in new jobs created by those who developed their creative imagination. Perhaps they will move overseas and work for less wages. Perhaps they will develop important attributes—other than creative imagination—that will enable them to stay employed in the globalized world.
Hopefully, the American Dream will still be in the grasp of every American. If it’s not, then it could lead to a violent revolution led by millions of starving, unemployed Americans.