[TriLUG] OT: PT One tech issue from tonight's debate

[Chris Merrill]

On 10/19/2012 4:24 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Chris Merrill wrote:
> 
>> And why shouldn't they do that? That is their job, after all (delivering value to their
>> stockholders).  And it would be naive to assume that we don't benefit from this every single day.
> 
> I'll bight. Tell me, how much did I benefit from 2007-8?

I'm not sure I see your point in singling out those years, but assuming you remained alive during
all of 2007-8, were not burglarized, beaten, threatened or persecuted in any way, then you
benefitted a lot. Just look around you!  You live in a country that is safe, has great
infrastructure, where you have free speech, good schools, plenty of food and good healthcare.  What
more do you want?  I suggest moving to a 3rd world country for a few years. Then come back and
compare. We've got it good. Real good.

>> The relentless pursuit of higher profitability includes a drive to improved efficiency and
>> cost-reduction. That requires technology -- and our industry is one of the biggest benefactors of
>> this drive. It also means that the products and services we consume get better and cheaper every day.
> 
> This is an assumption or a choice about how you live your life, not a given.

I don't get this.  Are you saying that you don't want to live in a place where products are
continually improved and less expensive?

> Let's say I want a life where I can enjoy the world, be with my kids, get an education and
> contribute in some way to making the world a better place, I may not be interested in the relentless
> pursuit of higher profitability. I may instead be interested in better health care, schools where
> the teachers come from the top 1/3 of graduates rather than the bottom 1/3, stable employment and a
> society where I'm valued rather than seen as an expendable cog in some business's wheel, living in
> fear that if I loose my job, I will not have healthcare and will loose my home. I would be quite
> happy with higher prices.

It sounds like utopia. Maybe you can find like-minded citizens and get something started. Something
like a commune. Nobody is going is make it happen for you - whining on this list certainly won't.



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