Regarding their effects on competition for jobs and talent, what are the key differences between the opinions expressed in "It's a Flat World," by Thomas Friedman on the one hand, and the views of Richard Florida in "The World is Spiky" on the other? Include a discussion of your own views in this debate and how the the future that your position foretells will likely affect your own real or potential career options. How will emerging these "flat" and/or "spiky" world labor economy conditions affect you and the people you are close to?