From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Thu Jun 20 2002 - 11:07:57 MDT
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>From: Max More <max@maxmore.com>
>Subject: Re:Re:Charging for obesity
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>This discussion is rapidly reaching diminishing returns. A short response...
>
> >
>> >read blatant greed
>>
>>"In this case, "greed" is definitely good."
>>
>>Greed is never good. Greed is the dehumanizing element in the world and
>>one of the main reasons that we have much afliction in it.
>
>Yes, but apply your 195 IQ to the quotation marks I put around the word.
>
>>As far as discomfort of others. Well that is a problem with airlines and
>>their abilities to create a seating chart that all the boys and girls in
>>the class can agree on. Maybe there could be a system of point and click
>>seating for planes along with online ticket purtchessing.
>
>You don't understand how Southwest Airlines' business works. They have
>been successful (in an almost uniformly unprofitable and nightmarish
>industry) by offering low prices, and cutting costs to the bone with
>no-frills service, including no pre-assigned seating. Those who use up
>more than one seat directly affect this approach.
>
>> >I feel some good old fashioned American bashing going on.
>>
>>"Hey, I pay my taxes, I get to bash."
>>
>>Ahhh but the airline industry has been mostly deregulated (again because
>>of bashing) it's out of the hands of most people.
>
>You missed the point. My comment was directed at the American-bashing
>thing, not the airline.
>
>>"This comments suggests that you share the beliefs of those who refuse to
>>take personal responsibility."
>>
>>Take genetic predisposition, psychological make up, and other diseases
>>and conditions and you lose that precious margin of personal responsibility.
>
>Nonsense. Conditions haven't changed significantly in the last decade, but
>weight has. Of course you want to blame that on the providers of food,
>before whom we are merely helpless and passive consumers. I'm not saying
>it's *easy* to lose weight -- it takes exercise -- but your image of
>humans is as passive objects, not as responsible agents. I believe such a
>view lies behind many problems in the world.
>
>>I am sorry for the strident tone in which I have to state some of these
>>problems but it seems to me that there is some sort of intelligence
>>judgement against people who gain weight. Weight and intelligence
>>decrease do not go hand in hand.
>
>You are the only person who suggested this. Though your IQ 195 comment has
>now prompted some ribbing.
>
>'Nuff said.
>
>Max
>
>
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>Strategic Philosopher
>President, Extropy Institute. http://www.extropy.org <more@extropy.org>
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