The Western Gate

Toing and Froing, Up 'n' Down in the Earth


What Would My BillBoard Sign Say ? (WordPress Prompt 06/01/26)


It would be to influence the idea that any company that makes a million profit should/must employ a human to ‘answer the phone’.

“A Million in Profit? Buy a Human on the Phone.”
“Big Profits Demand Real People.”
“If You Make Millions, Answer the Phone.”
“One Million in Profit = One Human Who Picks Up.”
“Record Profits. Where is the Human Voice.”
“Profits Up? Put a Human on the Line.”

As an example, my old but still functioning computer can only run windows 10. I am unable to speak to any Microsoft liaison or support without getting FAQ, which never answer the question, and I end up in a loop. Automated AI chat is even worse, simply giving me links to… yes… The FAQ. Microsoft makes 80 billion in profit, this means there should, under my scheme, be 80,000 Human ! support workers on the phone ! Trying to contact a human from Microsoft is impossible, likewise Amazon, should have 45,000 + humans ready and waiting on the phone. Real people, to real people. Society and industry have create a situation where the human psyche is powerless, undervalued, disregarded and ultimately Dehumanised.
Are we human or are we to be conditioned by algorithms?

The best equivalent I have seen is graffiti sprayed on the wall of London in the 1970’s;- ” How many doors must we knock on, before someone listens.”



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The Random musings of a nobody. “Dagenham Dave”, is slang for someone one stop short of Barking (mad), though more contemporarily refers to any wayfaring and carefree person. Dagenham is a town to the eastern side of London (Luds Dominium) that was first recorded in a Barking charter in 666a.d. as the town of Daeccanham. Daecca is an ancient man’s name meaning ‘bright’ or ‘famous’ . Ham is short for Hamlet.
Dave is short for David, Hebrew for ‘Beloved’, My Surname ‘Wenborn’ derives from old English meaning of the Winding Stream.

Contents:-
1/ Book Reviews.

They’re not reviews as such- to recommend or asway, I neither seek to promote nor condemn, more my personal reflections on the books I read. In that respect it’s a subjective thing.
2/ Short Stories and Tales

Short stories borne from imagination, dreams, thoughts and wanderings. Too large to be written in my journal of shadows.
3/ Full Books
Books that were once published elsewhere, I have full copyright on these, and of course given here freely.
4/ Magazines and Articles

Small snippets and articles that may or may not have appeared elsewhere, and information not included in Journal of shadows.
5/ Poetry

A small selection of poetry. Like song, I create as a means to an artistic diary.
6/ WordPress Challenges

Wordpress (where this website is hosted) offer up a daily prompt for people to answer, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.



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