Fruits of the Profit Motive

[1144]

Imagine all your favorite products. They are made in profit-based organizations such as this one. Love it, or oppose it at your own risk and with no misunderstandings about your program of destruction by selflessness.

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[ljmorris]

Preach it! Awesome.

[1144]

I'll link to you on bailout madness.

[1144]

Your message, esp. the first 2/3s, is precisely the one I was hoping to hear. Asking the right questions is the most valuable ability a philosopher can have. You can really see this in observing the directions (dead ends) analytic philosophy is going. How is your quest as a philosopher going, Luke? What have you been thinking about?

[1144]

This isn't about being relatively materialistic: if you like toothpaste, refrigerators, t-shirts, music recordings, and wearing clothes that you didn't make, then welcome to the world of gratitude to profit-chasers.

[1144]

Some producers of goods and services got sucked into our artificial housing bubble, obviously such as the architectural and building industries, but part of why I wanted to post this is to acknowledge the makers of literally millions of goods and services, which as a whole certainly make our lives more pleasant and convenient, which we would want for any human being, especially with all the improved hygiene and health and broadened horizons of a wealthy society - which is one that allows the profit motive to do its thing (while respecting everybody's rights, just as everyone in a lawful society has to do).