What does a "flat-world" mean to an idea based company? Companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Sony, GE, and infinite others benefit from the fact that they can acquire and use resources around the globe simultaneously. Companies such as Microsoft or Apple can hire people around the world to develop software and only employ the best of the best. Ideas are universal and the ever-increasing protection of intellectual property means that when someone has an idea, as a company, you want to take it, patent it, and protect it from being imitated by others.
The world will continue to shift from one of mass production to mass thought. Ideas will become the driving force in our economy and will be valued much higher over physical labor. The need for a good education to be ahead of the global curve is vital. I personally believe the second age of scientist and engineers spurred by Sputnik is upon us, but instead this time it is spurred by companies like Google. To use some old adages, "The world needs ditch diggers too" but in the long run you will find "they don't pay me to think, they pay me to work". To bring home a comfortable salary you will need to think first and labor second, "work smarter, not harder".
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