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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes:
> What I fear is the *enslavement* of our society.
I think I want some clarification here-- society forces its members to abide by
its rules, written, spoken, inferred, whatever. It's the nature of a society.
And as the society grows, it becomes harder to avoid.
But isn't part of that reason the advantages that being part of a society
offers? If I wasn't dependant on money, credit cards, banks, etc, and had my
own physical currency, I'd need to store it. And worry about protecting it. Is
it too high a price to pay?
What level of "enslavement" would you deem acceptable? What's inacceptable? I
think the natural progression of a society will tend towards what the majority
feels is 'acceptable' and lean away from 'unacceptable'. That's the foundation
of why capitalism works-- it's got a feedback cycle. Not that it's perfectly
represented in the USA, nor that it can be (not that there is perfection,
either).
Anyway. I keep rambling and deleting paragraphs, so I'll just cut it short. You
seem to oppose things like being 'forced' to work for a living, etc. What
instead would you propose that would be more desireable?
DaveE
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| (...) <snip> (...) I think you've read me wrong. I don't fear a "systemic failure" (I assume you mean the collapse of society?) What I fear is the *enslavement* of our society. At many levels we are already slaves. So long as we depend upon (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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