quality of life...

[Ronn! Blankenship]

At 10:08 AM Wednesday 5/14/2008, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
>Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> > [...] including frex steps such as sharing new technology with
> > everyone rather than looking for the way to maximize profit from and
> > power over their customers.  Obviously it will take a shift in the
> > mindset of many toward altruism rather than selfishness, but that
> > mindset shift is what we should be doing anyway as "members of a 
> civilization."
> >
> >
> > Idealistic List Conservative (And Yes Non-Evil Religion Contributes
> > To Making Me That Way) Maru
> >
>That is going to take a *lot* of technology, and it will all need to be
>paid for. And I have trouble seeing this happen while also
>reducing/minimizing the profit incentive.



Perhaps I should clarify:  making a reasonable (whatever that is) 
profit is not the problem.  Money in and of itself is not the 
problem.  It all depends on your intent in doing so and what you do 
with it.  Some CEOs and others with huge fortunes make large 
contributions to charitable works.  Other people try to use money as 
a way of gaining power over others.


. . . ronn!  :)