[mcormier]

Thank you for clarifying. Too often North Americans state "it's like this in Europe", without researching what the actual facts are like. I have Uncles who are still quoting facts that are 30 years old and may never have been accurate to begin with ;)

[semanticist]

For the record, Stross is not North American: he lives in Scotland.

[mcormier]

Yeah, I haven't read this article yet. I got whisked away on an article referenced at the beginning of this one and my world view imploded.

http://libcom.org/library/phenomenon-bullshit-jobs-david-gra...