someday soon
people will be determining their career paths
at the age of three or four
and directing their entire education
growth and development
toward becoming what they were chosen to be
as a result of behavioral studies
aptitude testing
and the comparative results
of workforce requirement forecasts
and historical, current and probable
labor force statistics
salaries won’t enter into it
you will simply be destined
to assume the role
and live the lifestyle
for which you qualify
by virtue of your childhood qualities
tendencies and weaknesses
and society’s needs
life will be simple
with no financial worries whatsoever
people won’t have to make any decisions about investments
buying a house
no filing income tax statements
or trying to keep up with receipts
it will all be taken care of by the company
and the government
everyone will live in allocated housing
complete with all necessities
and mysteriously restocked
while everyone is at work and at school
people will be allowed to indulge
in a reasonable amount
of entertainment and luxuries
but they won’t have to pay for anything
they will simply be notified
if they use up their allocation
at a faster or slower rate
than they’re awarded them
and they’ll be expected to adjust accordingly
to keep themselves out of trouble
and keep the make believe economy
on an even keel
everyone will be happy
and feel extremely privileged
to live in such prosperous
and wonderful times
and look back on history in horror
of the hard times and struggles
of their ancestors
the workers of the past
content
in high tech slavery
march 20, ‘86