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[Michel Bauwens]

I totally agree, but it is also true that even as we enter this human
complexity when we enter corporate institutions, we are constrained to
'loose' it, in favour of the perceived interest of the institutions and its
power brokers. The system as a whole favours this game of self-interest,
though with some parameters for protecting the 'whole system' as well.

We need to recognize both the complexity of human behaviour, the current
institutionalizing of self interest, and find ways to adapt the latter to
the former,

Michel

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Ted Smith <teddks at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-02-04 at 10:06 +0700, Michel Bauwens wrote:
> > Obama's anti-meltdown policies were severely constrained by the
> >  self-interest of oligarchic banking powers.
>
> I believe Andy was referring to human behavior, rather than corporate
> behavior. Humans display some self-interest, but also display mutual aid
> and compassion, and it's debatable which motivates behavior "more".
> Oligarchic banking powers don't. As such, it's unfair to use their
> behavior as evidence for a statement about human behavior patterns.
>
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