Skandaluttalande av huvudsekreteraren

Jag läste nyss detta från SydSvenskans hemsida, sagt om digital-tv-övergången:

"Tyvärr har det varit rätt vanligt att kabel-tv-tittare i onödan skaffat sig en box ändå. Vid en sån här stor omställning finns det alltid risk för missförstånd, säger Stina Sandell, huvudsekreterare i statliga digital-tv-kommissionen."

Vad menas?! I onödan? Digital kabel-tv är den överlägset bästa tekniken för tv-tittande idag. Nu är alltså huvudsekreteraren deppad över att flera kabel-tv-tittare förstått budskapet att tv-tittandet är på väg att bli digitalt, majoriteten av dessa har frivilligt gått över till Riktig™ TV. Nej, vad det handlar om är isåfall en nervositet hos staten att den mest populära distributionsformen för TV i Sverige (väldigt långsamt) får fler medvetna tv-tittare som vill ha ett bättre utbud och överlägsen bildkvalitet med hemmabio-möjligheter till ljudet. Nog hade jag också varit nervös över det då Teracom inte har lediga frekvenser och kapacitet nog att erbjuda hela landet ett tillräckligt konkurrenskraftigt HDTV-utbud vilket är fullt möjligt hos ComHem och satellitbolagen (vid dags dato bara Canal Digital).

How finance affects the mood

It may not come as a surprise that money is key in modern society, but depending on who you are it affects you differently on the emotional level. It is not so much the money itself that controls one person's mood but the anxiety vs cheerful mood that you won't vs will be able to pay upcoming bills. I mean, at least for me it is much easier to be happy about life if the financial part is currently working out and I know the near future will prosper financially as well.

This is why I think it's so important to have a longterm job settled for you: not for the income itself, because money is not everything. But rather because money is one of those critical things you need to have, and if you know for certain that money will keep stumbling in for months to come, you don't need to worry about your bills, food purchase plans, leisure activities including misc purchases. Of course, there are other ways to gain income than having a job. I for one know this very well because I haven't had a job for more than 3 years - my current income comes from the study loan I have.

However, I have been searching for jobs lately since I am hoping to get an employment somewhere, as soon as possible. Even though I have an opportunity to continue study for years to come, my biggest wish right now is to get job experience (including a better income). It's a huge problem in Sweden today, to get just *any* job at all - no matter what grades from school you have. Obviously I can only speak for the city I live in and the northern part of the country in general, but I'm sure more cities in Sweden have job opportunity issues too. It's a shame really, when there are a big bunch of people who desperately want a job and they are ambitious about it, while the corporations who previously offered jobs nowadays tell you that they currently have no room for more employees. It is as if, either it is:

1) Lack of balance in the economy (growing pool of unemployed vs much less-growing demand)
2) Too few companies established - we need more so more people can get employed
3) Political issue with taxes and regulation - scares away the corporations from establishment

I am optimistic about the future of job opportunities, but I don't count on finding a job this year. Maybe in 2008, who knows! Still trying, though! :-)