Wall Street Protests

[DanaC]

I hear what you're saying Henry. And to an extent, I can see something admirable about a desire not to be dependant, not to be caught in the trap that dependency can create. But, it seems a cold creed to me. An unnecessarily harsh way to meet the world.

The thing that allowed humans to survive and thrive as a species, more than any other factor, was arguably our capacity for communal organisation and complex communication. The more we have met and organised, pooled our collective imaginations and energies, the further we have got. And the less we have each needed to supply everything.

If everybody took self sufficiency and absolute independence as our goal, there would be no ipads.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by DanaC

The thing that allowed humans to survive and thrive as a species, more than any other factor, was arguably our capacity for communal organisation and complex communication. The more we have met and organised, pooled our collective imaginations and energies, the further we have got.

I would say that is well beyond argument. Division of labour, cooperation, and creation and transmission of culture (especially "knowledge") are the keys to our success.