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In reply to the discussion: LA to SF in 6 minutes? Meet Elon Musk's 4,000 mph transportation concept, the "Hyperloop" [View all]hunter
(38,334 posts)Bankers???
When was the last time you saw anything constructive come out of a gathering of "experts?"
I've been to too many medical and scientific conferences. The internet has made so many things obsolete. I think traditional sorts of conferences and meetings are obsolete. By the time a conference is gathered together much of the content is already old news.
Business meetings are even worse. One of my siblings was flying around as a corporate executive but has since retired to be an artist. You're not welcome in corporate U.S.A. once you start answering three A.M. calls with "Is anyone going to die? No? Good. I'll take a look at it in the morning. 'Bye."
Sell the shares they lured you in with and escape.
One of my kids recently graduated from college and now has a job that involves some flying around, which is probably exciting when one is young (you're so important to the company that they are buying you business class airline tickets and putting you up in nicer hotels!) But soon it grows wearisome...
"Face to face" through a computer screen is less hassle.
I think the only exception I'd make is immediate, life-or-death emergencies like the Copiapó mining accident in Chile where multiple experts and their specialized equipment are urgently needed at a particular site.
Hey, it's my utopia. I can do as I please with it...