Originally Posted by
drk
My favorite subject.
Hey, we're all in the same boat.
I see the future.
Let's start with this:
We will have "big optical retail" and "big medicine".
"Big optical retail" will be online, brick-and-mortar, etc. It will probably shake out to a few big players eventually.
"Big medicine" will probably be public, I hate to tell you, but it may be private/public partnership. We'll see. Think "Mayo Clinic" with a bunch of branches.
So, opticians and optometrists can work for Essilux, or whatever. Or, we can work under the auspices of some super-health corporation/HMO or something.
Of course, that leaves room for those who want to be small and independent. Granted, it will be harder and fewer will be able to do it, but anytime there is "big" there is going to be "impersonal", "non-innovative", "bureaucratic", etc. So a really good craftsman/artist/customer service type will be able to scratch out quite a decent living.
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