From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 11:14:00 MDT
spike66 wrote:
> Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
>>> Another example is speed laws. We don't need them. We
>>> only need laws against driving unsafely. Depending on the
>>> circs, it might be perfectly safe to haul.
>>>
>> I would rather have the ability to go anywhere I want anytime without
>> having to drive myself at all but I take your point.
>
>
> Well, sure. Perhaps need a better car, pal. {8^D
>
>>> ...totally voluntary. You will not be assimilated
>>> unless you want to, resistance is welcome.
>>>
>> And what would be their relationship to the remainder of the world and
>> its resources?
>
>
> Competitor. Competition helps us sharpen the senses,
> helps us be all that we can be.
Helps us turn into rapacious jerks who can only value if it has
a lot of $$$ in front of it.
>
>> Sure. But what happens when you disagree with your Borg collective or
>> your collective disagrees with another one?
>
>
> Economic competition. May the richest borg win. May
> the others live to play another day.
>
Totally ignored the point of the question. Try again.
>> We could have a lot of efficiency also if we werent' all so busy
>> attempting to to maximize the amount of green we receive that we often
>> literally sell-out what we believe would be our best work and best
>> contribution.
>
>
> Samantha, dont think of it as selling out for green stuff.
> Think of it as a grand game, where dollars are used to
> keep score. Its all just a game. The real trick is to
> have fun while you are making a living.
>
Life is not just a grand game. Sorry.
>> We sell our lives to "make a living" and then wonder why we need
>> drugs to get through the day dependably.
>
>
> Drugs are not needed. A better job is needed. Ive
> sensed an undertone of career dissatisfaction in a
> number of your posts. You are living in the greatest
> part of the greatest planet in the galaxy in the best
> of all times in the history of humanity. Reach out
> and grab the life you want. spike
>
Are you claiming our current economic system and ideas are quite
sufficient for a world of actual abundance rather than the world
of scarcity they were designed for? If so then please show your
argument.
Will you stop the tongue-in-cheek cuteness and give your best
thinking please?
- samantha
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