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認識Cynthia
Mark有年頭了,她是一位有獨立思想、勤勞聰明的人,和她在一起都會覺得時間過得特別快。當我心情煩躁的時候總想到她家里去坐一下。也許是因爲她家古老的建築,保持着上世紀的傢具,還有她總是戴着上世紀人戴着的帽子,和她在一起是享受。
2016年總統選舉,她爲伊利華報提供了許多有關共和黨的文章。自從Cynthia
面對面採訪了楊安澤,她很有信心支持楊安澤,在她家院子還有楊安澤的宣傳牌子,她也是楊安澤在克利夫蘭的志願者。
Cynthia 出版過2本書,現在在Kent大學敎做帽子課程,她是伊利華報自由撰稿人。 |
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Dear Readers,
While all presidential candidates receive criticism, it is curious
that the credible assessment of the impact of automation and
Artificial Intelligence (AI) on jobs in the near future has caused
Presidential Candidate Yang to be in some quarters mischaracterized
as a “prophet of doom;” his supporters see instead a realist with
the foresight to meet these challenges with 21st century solutions.
Historically, automation relieved people of what most would deem
drudgery, however, AI is now entering realms once thought the
exclusive purview of human cognition. One example is the field of
radiology. Once, only highly trained physicians were qualified to
interpret imaging studies. Now, research from the National
Institutes of Health indicates that “AI methods excel at
automatically recognizing complex patterns in imaging data and
providing quantitative, rather than qualitative, assessments of
radiographic characteristics. 1”
A mere 175 years ago, England’s Queen Victoria marveled at the speed
of trains which could reach 15 miles per hour; now technology has
reached a dizzying pace which threatens to unceremoniously hurl many
people out of work. This is not an irrational fear, but As Mr. Yang
notes, a realistic concern with professional economists observing
that we are now in a period they consider to be the Fourth
Industrial Revolution.
As time is continuous, professional historians “periodize” history,
that is, they categorize the past taking into account broad themes
such as movements and changes found in government and culture. This
is generally done in retrospect, as there is a saying that
“Hindsight is 20/20 (referring to perfect distance vision on an
eyechart) and looking back, it is easier to see sweeping changes
which give rises to eras, such as the “Industrial Age,” “Space Age”
and “Information Age.”
It is, of course, more difficult to predict the future or to fully
understand the changes while they are occurring; those who can do
so, such as Mr. Yang, have an eye to history, the ability to
interpret the present and a vision of the future.
It is Mr. Yang’s eye to history which drew Cleveland area supporter
Dan Weckesser to Mr. Yang’s campaign. I met him, along with other
Cleveland area supporters who gathered to watch the first Democrat
Presidential Debate of 2019.
Mr. Weckesser, an attorney now working in the field for the
prevention of money laundering, had formerly worked in rural areas
of great poverty. He was already familiar with the concept of
Universal Basic Income (UBI), which is also one of Mr. Yang’s
signature proposals, and believes it could make a positive impact on
the poverty stricken areas with which he is familiar. He notes that
the people in those areas are both hard working and proud and would
generally reject what might traditionally be seen as a “hand out”
yet would be open to UBI if as Mr. Yang proposes, it is granted as a
right of citizenship and provided to everyone.
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Bill Monahan, another attendee of the debate event, stated that his
grandson introduced him to Mr. Yang’s campaign, but it was Mr.
Monahan’s years of accumulated knowledge and wisdom, along with
remembering the repeal of usury laws which convinced him that Mr.
Yang is offering the best solutions for the country. Usury is
variously defined as charging exorbitant interest rates or making
unethical loans and has both legal and moral connotations. While
some states have usury laws, others either do not, or permit the
charging of exorbitant interest rates and a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court
ruling has resulted in credit card interest as high as 30%, and in a
particularly shocking case, of up to 79.9%. Mr. Monahan believes
that Mr. Yang’s policy of Human-Centered Capitalism can permit both
businesses and individuals to thrive.
Madeleine Zimmerman, a Liaison between the regional Cleveland group
of supporters and Mr. Yang’s campaign was drawn by what she sees as
Mr. Yang’s ability to bridge the divide in this particularly
contentious political climate. As to myself, I was struck by Mr.
Yang’s ability to understand the role of the past in our present
trajectory and his willingness to leave his comfortable life for a
grueling campaign to serve his fellow Americans. Interestingly, this
is the same thing many of President Trump’s supporters noted, i.e.,
that a wealthy businessman could easily live his life without taking
on the headaches of the presidency. Perhaps President Trump has
paved the way for another political outsider, Mr. Yang, to take the
reins and move the U.S., not right, not left, but forward.
Your questions and comments are welcome at ecj2@cynthiascenturies.net
1Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 August ; 18(8): 500–510.
doi:10.1038/s41568-018-0016-5. |
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