> We (the Indian technocrat cohort) need to get into politics
This could be lifted out of Plato's Republic and it would be exactly as relevant.
But the counter-point is that politicians run very close to their electorate's ideas (or selectorate's) - most politicians are not stupid people, so when you see them pushing stupid ideas, it is their commentary on the audience they are pandering to.
I met Sam Pitroda in the late 90s. His commentary on C-DOT was a complete wet blanket on my theories of how the world is changing through technology.
The theory is sort of the opposite of a "resource curse" - a "human resource curse" if you will. If what you end up exporting are humans, not things you dig out of the ground.
Hello @mindtropy. I read your comment under an other post. You talked about having worked in embedded industry in last 16yrs and how you used to enjoy working on electronics earlier but don't care as much these days. Can we email? My address is in the bio.
This could be lifted out of Plato's Republic and it would be exactly as relevant.
But the counter-point is that politicians run very close to their electorate's ideas (or selectorate's) - most politicians are not stupid people, so when you see them pushing stupid ideas, it is their commentary on the audience they are pandering to.
I met Sam Pitroda in the late 90s. His commentary on C-DOT was a complete wet blanket on my theories of how the world is changing through technology.
The theory is sort of the opposite of a "resource curse" - a "human resource curse" if you will. If what you end up exporting are humans, not things you dig out of the ground.