From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 07 2002 - 14:31:32 MST
Robert Bradbury wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Alexander Sheppard wrote:
>
> Alexander -- I'm going to extend Greg's comments a bit.
>
>> ### One question - what would you do to those who would produce
>> things that matter, like bread, but wouldn't like to share them with
>> those who decided to make things that don't matter, like an ISS?
(this is actually a question I (Rafal) asked Alexander)
>
> Well if they don't find some market for their goods they will soon run
> out of the resources to produce more bread.
>
>> Would you take the bread away from bakers, and give it to the those
>> who wanted to (quote)"achieve some other goal that people thought
>> mattered <i>themselves</i>"?
(again me, Rafal)
>
> No. But there are plenty of people who want to produce and sell bread
> to people who may be doing only those things the bread-seller thinks
> is most socially productive. What next -- don't sell bread to people
> who watch TV or read books?
>
> [Note: I'm not sure the above is from Alexander due to the quoting
> style.]
>
>> Well, I don't think that anybody ought to be able to dictate to
>> anyone else what they want to do.
(This, and the rest of the quotes is from Alexander)
Rafal
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