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Shiny stuff and designer societies (addenda)
- To: Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]>, cypherpunks <[email protected]>
- Subject: Shiny stuff and designer societies (addenda)
- From: [email protected] (Sean Lynch)
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:54:46 +0000
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On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 5:34 PM Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10/29/15, Shelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On October 29, 2015 11:17:05 AM Lodewijk andré de la porte <[email protected]
> >
> > wrote:
> >> I'm sorry, but there's only so much one will do with disregard of self.
> >
> > That speaks volumes of your character.
>
> I read Lodewijk's comment as a generalised statement on the current
> predominant nature of 'Western' (perhaps all) people. As in "how
> things are" not "how I am and how I want the world to be".
>
> Character attack is sometimes not be in the interests of constructive
> dialogue.
>
> Inspiration for a 'better' world is a good thing. Resignation over the
> current world is a common thing. Finding a point of compassion in our
> conversations with each other is something I have failed at too many
> times.
>
David C. Rose's "Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior" cites some pretty
convincing evidence that individualist moralities (perhaps what people here
are callign "Western") are inherently superior to collectivist. Of course,
I was already biased in that direction when I picked up the book, so I'd be
interested to hear what someone who is already fairly sympathetic to
collectivism thinks.
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