With the rising contribution of services to global GDP, now is the time to reassess the need for travel to work. Service-sector workers commute daily, only to be present in an environment that has no economic need for them, for they are facilitating information exchange far more than exchange of physical goods.
随着服务业对全球GDP的贡献率不断提高，现在是到了我们检讨通勤上班的需求的时候了。服务业的从业人员每天通勤，但却是出现在一个对他们没有经济需求的环境之中，因为他们更多地是在为信息交流而不是为实物商品的交流提供便利。我们真的需要以如此高昂的代价将如此之多的人集中在一起，就为了创造那一点点的价值吗？