blog #2

Oliver Allen

Blog #2

In my opinion the most significant flattener that Tom Friedman talks about is the insourcing and outsourcing. This is very important to the change of the world because it is the whole reason other companies in other countries around the world are becoming stronger than the ones in the United States. In sourcing and outsourcing all revolves around giving other what you or your company should do. Companies and individual ultimately lose a lot from these sourcing ideas. These allow other countries and companies to level the industries around the world. The world is a playing field so we must do all we can to keep up with the other countries, as they are providing work that cost much less then people require in the United States. Countries across the world can do things for Americans. Globalization has advanced China, Japan and India creating less individualism between the statuses of each country. JetBlue has outsourced many of the reservations for flights thus causing companies to advance completely and leveling the business world. A man and woman can live at home and get people in India or China to design baby food labels, business designs, taxes, new home designs, and websites for cheaper then someone in the United States can. How can the United States and small countries keep up with outsourcing and insourcing? People lose jobs and many people cannot keep up with the amount of work people do from over seas and around the country. Outsourcing has led to people being able to do what Americans should do. In sourcing has led to the downfall of “do it yourself” instead people are not doing their own work. By allowing others to do the work for you, you are learning less; we spend more for out of country uses and less money flows through the American industries. Although this is bad for the American economy it allows businesses all over to flourish and maybe help advance a country financially. As times change the world focuses on a Web-Based Platform for the new generations to continue and develop over time.