Thursday, October 12, 2006

Yes, the job market is real; yes, power is real; yes, discrimination is real. But if you believe that those gigantic abstractions are the fundamental and immutable reality of the world then you will make that belief true in your own life.

Phil Agre

SECTION 6. How to Get a Job
Networks and job-hunting
HERE
(long but sensible advice)

2 comments:

neha said...

works for so many things doesn't it, things we consider a problem and then fundamental?

Something dirty said...

That is so true! gigantic abstractions are not the fundamental and immutable reality of the world! Isn't it like that logical fallacy, I'm not sure how to describe it... ah, I'm losing it. I'll think of it later. I hope.