On Saturday 18 January 2003 10:52 pm, EggyToast wrote:
quoted 11 lines At 12:04 PM 1/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:> At 12:04 PM 1/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Salvor Hardin
> >
> >Build a solid Foundation. Believe in yourself, not 'them'.
>
> I don't know man. "them" is actually us. Corporations are made up
> of people that you see every day, some of which are probably family
> and friends.
>
> Of course, being a conspiracy theorist isn't as fun when you realize
> that you're as much of the conspiracy as anyone.
Well, this is all getting far away from music downloading, but, screw
it. Regardless of whether or not you see yourself as part of the
musical-military-industrial-complex**, once you've recognized its
existence, if you don't like it, what can you do about it? The best
strategy I've come upon is to do the best I can to live my life as I
wish other people would live theirs. In my case that has meant
withdrawing support from corporations as best I can and trying to work
against trends in my nation and society with which I disagree. I'm
still new at it, myself, but I'm slowly learning.
Corporations and other organizations may be made up of people, but they
tend to obtain a mind of their own and run away with it... All those
friends and family who work for corporations would be immediately hurt
by suddenly outlawing corporations - no jobs! - but I don't think
people are so stupid that they'd just sit around, do nothing, and
starve to death. There are other ways.
Better checks, balances, and other rules should be built into the
system. It's what our constitution does, but does it go far enough?
Maybe we should have wealth caps? I dunno... but I do like the books
of Kim Stanley Robinson. _Gold Coast_ is probably his best.
**yes, "musical military industrial complex" is a joke (kind of), but
the rest of this post isn't...
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