We now think of it as normal to have a job at a company, but this is the thinnest of historical veneers. Just two or three lifetimes ago, most people in what are now called industrialized countries lived by farming. So while it may seem surprising to propose that large numbers of people will change the way they make a living, it would be more surprising if they didn’t.

眼下，我们觉得有一份工作是正常的生活模式，但是这是最不可靠的历史假象。在现在所谓的工业化国家里，仅仅二三代人之前，大多数人都是靠务农为生。如果将来许许多多人改变谋生的方式，这也许会令人感到惊讶，但是如果没有发生这种改变，会令人感到更惊讶。

作者：Paul Graham

译者：阮一峰

原文网址：http://www.paulgraham.com/webstartups.html

译文网址：http://www.ruanyifeng.com/blog/2008/01/the_future_of_web_startups_part_i.html