The special report “Nomads at last” in the April 12th issue of The Economist comes with a series of articles about how mobile technology is changing the fundamental fabric of today’s society, ranging from work attitudes to the effects it may have on language evolution. Altogether a collection worth reading.
About a year ago, in small, simple, sms I had pointed out some statistics that support the notion that half of world population would be armed with a mobile device soon. Now it seems a good time to figure out what that will do to our society.
With arguments that remind me of “The Hacker Ethic“, the notion that mobile technology is blurring the line between work and private life, seems to be a persistent meme throughout the special report. The trend for many independent consultants to be able to conduct their business without the need for an office or even having to subject themselves to work from a desk in their houses, thus liberating them to roam the multiple hotspots where Internet access is readily available and the surroundings are stimulating. As opposed to telecommuters, who are forced to work from their [...]
