Change and Trend: What is your view on the following Statement?

From 1985 to 1990 I had rented office with telephone facility.

During 1990 when shifted to my own premises I was in badly need of a telephone. Those time when we apply for telephone, we will get allotment and installation after a waiting period of minimum 6 years.

One Telephone broker arranged for a Third party transfer of a phone to my name which was permitted by Madras Telephones. But I should pay a sum of Rs.8,000/- to Telephone department. Besides this the transferer asked for an another Rs.8,000/- for that. So I had to spend Rs.16,000/- for my land line number. Those days, One Ground of 2400 sft residential land was selling at the rate of Rs.7,500/- near the present CMBT bus terminus. Today per ground of 2400 sft of residential land in that locality is around Rs.2 crores.

But today, just by few hundreds, we can get phone in just one hour also. But one Dinner in Taj Hotel for me with one guest, I have paid Rs.7000/-

I probably only have adequate knowledge to pass judgement on computer network security being my profession (as far as complex subjects go). And even then, I'd sure want other input depending on exactly what I was judging. So your question is actually a philosophical one which spans all complex issues and bodies of knowledge. I can almost guarantee that practically nobody has adequate knowledge of economics for example to know if raising or lowing a tax or setting up a particular program or not is a good idea. And like climate science, in economics there are many examples of a majority (i.e. some sort of consensus) for one particular course of action with a few proposing an alternative. And sometimes it's the more rich and powerful who get to decide and their motives are not always pure (I'm sure you can think of a few examples of that). This would be but one flaw in an appeal to authority. So you are basically correct that most can't pass judgement on the climate change issue due to a lack of knowledge, myself included. I can however observe the actions and opinions of others that have more knowledge in this area. And that can be difficult because I don't think there is any one scientist who "knows it all" so there needs to be a pooling of knowledge and a balancing act (The IPCC reports are a written record of such a balancing act). And given the infancy of this particular branch of science, I'm not sure this has been done cohesively yet. I will tell you one thing though. I have found that those who are less knowledgeable, and especially with less life experience, tend to believe more readily than those who are older. So I think there is an age factor in the climate issue. As I have gotten older, there has been a continual realization that the more I learn, the less I actually know. The reason for this is the "unknown unknowns". In other words, I have been discovering more unknowns than knocking off unknowns (did that make sense?). When I was young, I thought I knew a lot more than I actually did. Now, while I do know more, I realize how much I don't know. Finally, you know what's odd? In the 60's, young adults were generally refusing to believe authorities while today I am finding that the exact opposite is happening, young adults are relying on and looking to authorities for answers. And my opinion is that both approaches, even being opposite, have their flaws inn many circumstances.

A nice cross thinking.

If you dial for a "vada - home delivery" the net cost(5 Rupees+50 paise) will remain same.

So in 2031 - Phone call 5 paise,

and Vada Rs.50/-.

Very scary!

Cost of manpower was so cheap then to prepare a vadai; but the electronic and electrical goods and the infra structure to provide Communication, were so costlier, in those days. [ In 1960's a semiconductor mullard/toshiba for transistor radios cost Rs.5/. Now equalant value indian part costs Rs.2/ only] So Vadai; P.Call = 50ps; 5 Rs is ok.

Now, it is obvious electronics and Technology are cheaper than manpower; So no wonder Vadai costs Rs.5/

Vada pochaey !

Vada PochAEEEEeee...!!!

Only goes to show that the WORLD IS GETTING TOPSY-TURVY.But then it has already gotten so.The example given is proof of that statement.

Have a Nice Weekend.

Good analysis. Basic turns into luxary and vice versa.

Basic needs are getting costlier; not-so-necessary are getting cheaper.