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I agree to a point, but I'm not so sure about this. > Benevolence will not come from a political system or from the top down. Here, you seem to be implying th

by bo1024 15y ago

I agree to a point, but I'm not so sure about this. > Benevolence will not come from a political system or from the top down. Here, you seem to be implying that incentives and benevolence are exclusive. The political (and economic) system can be set up so that it rewards benevolence, or it can punish benevolence. To get more benevolence, I think we must also work on changing the rules to encourage it. (As well as voting with our wallets for benevolent companies/authors/etc.)

tnicola 15y ago
> I think we must also work on changing the rules to encourage it. You hit the nail on the head here. What I meant by not come from the top down, I meant that it will come incrementally from the people who will reward it with their support. It cannot be ordered, it has to be desired, recognized and rewarded.