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From the London Riots to the inevitable heat death of the universe.
That is the bestest fucking thread drift evah! Holy shit.
@ UG: I don't have a problem with 'capitalism' or even 'the free market' per se. We, as human beings, have devised and evolved a system of values and exchange that has in many ways allowed us to become so much more than the sum of our parts, driving forward technological and social development at a breakneck speed.
Globalisation has its problems, but I cannot deny that the supermarkets I visit now are a whole lot more interesting and a hell of a lot cheaper than they ever were when I was growing up. I enjoy my life and am able to follow my own path without having to grow or even prepare (mostly) my own food, or sew my own clothers, make my own shoes, or brew my own beer. I'm typing this message to you on a mass produced keyboard connected to a kickass and ridiculously cheap piece of technology, communicating with you across the ocean instantly.
Without capitalism, globalisation and the constant influx of new tchnology, driven by the market, I would be living a very different, and I suspect less enjoyable life.
But it isn't just a case of market good or bad, collectivism good or bad. We exist within multiple systems: economic, geographic, social. All need taking into account in how we approach the world, and they are neither interchangeable nor inherently attuned to each other.
The problem with you philosophy is that it reveres and makes sacrosanct only one of those systems in which we as humans exist. Above all else. Elevated beyond its status as an artificial creation and tool for human survival and progress into both the means and the end of everything.
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