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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 21:11:54 GMT
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Richard Franks wrote:
> > The marketplace has the power (or would have the power under Libertopia).
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> It does in theory, but in reality the market isn't educated to the level this
> requires - everyone would have to research which toothpaste, which
> dye-companies contributed to which t-shirts, which rainforest their toothpicks
> came from etc etc. Not that it couldn't or won't happen - it is just hard to
> envisage at the moment!
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> I can't imagine a society where people take an interest in more than a small
> proportion of the products they use, and in that situation the companies
> manipulate the market (advertising, marketing tactics), rather than the market
> wielding the power conciously.
You raise a good point, one which is often raised, and one to which
considerable thought has been given. The stock answer is as follows.
It is not required that everyone be an expert on(or even take an
interest in) EVERYTHING. It is sufficient that some people take
interests in some things. Look at the diversity of interests out there
now. Someone will want to be the High Toothpaste Geek, there is prestige
in having unmasked high toothpaste crimes, and so forth for all the
other products out there. If that someone actually discovers something,
some publication will publish it. If it's egregious enough, before you
know it, it's common knowledge.
Specialization saves the day. Perfect? No. But a diversity of interests,
pursued by people who are truly geeked out about their interest, is
likely to produce better regulation than rules promulgated by drudges
who are working for pay. Consider the wealth of knowledge about various
aspects of our fair brick as an example. We know more about many aspects
of TLC than TLC itself does. Interest is why.
Note the parallel in the argument here with that about carrying. The
argument advanced there is that it is not required that EVERYONE carry
in order to deter crime, merely that some small percentage (and you as
the criminal are not sure who is in or out of that percentage today)
does.
But just note that parallel, don't actually go down there if you don't
mind...
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