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Too many seem to think that in a handful of years, Americans will wake up to a technofuturist version of the 1950s, when Uncle Sam’s rolled sleeves, brawny forearms, and dexterous hands peerlessly delivered the world’s goods. A necessary and uplifting vision to be sure, but let Potter pour cold water on it. After all, the United States had decades of process knowledge to build on when it tooled up for World War II, and what do we have now? Continue reading The Long March of Process: Efficiency and its Discontents on American Affairs Journal.
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似乎有很多人以为,再过几年,美国人一觉醒来便会看到一个技术未来主义版的1950年代——那时山姆大叔卷起袖子、露出粗壮的前臂和灵巧的双手,无与伦比地为全世界输送商品。这无疑是一个必要且鼓舞人心的愿景,但且让波特泼一盆冷水吧。毕竟,美国在备战二战时,已有数十年的工艺知识积累;而我们如今又有什么呢?
继续阅读《美国事务期刊》文章:《工艺的漫长征途:效率及其不满》。