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Rabble rousers and people that piss other people off are the ones that change the world. The moment you do anything at all someone will get upset.

thirdtruck 14y ago
Agreed. There is almost certainly someone out there (or even whole classes of people) frustrated over the fact that you even continue to live.
jrogers65 14y ago
A lot of people will get upset if you don't do anything at all too.
masukomi 14y ago
The flow does not prevent you from doing things that upset people. It prevents you from doing things that harm others. Rouse all the rabble you want, as long as you believe it will improve someone's / everyone's life.
- run4yourlives 14y ago
  So basically, operating a company is out, since this action affects the lives of your competitors and harms them. The chart - like most oversimplifications - is stupid.
  - masukomi 14y ago
    business is not a zero sum game. Companies in the same space can work together or play off of each other. Also, taking business from a competitor doesn't necessarily harm anyone. Maybe it harms the businesses bottom line but so what? If you're direct competitors and you massively kill their income then a) you have improved life for customers (given them a product they desire more) b) you probably have job openings and can cherry pick the best of your competitors workers c) in many cases it can be argued that the people at your competitor weren't doing their job very well, or they would not have been in such a poor position, so maybe it improves the workers lives to move on to something they can do, and enjoy better... it's rarely enjoyable to be at a floundering company. Remember, nobody is living a life built on a complete set of rules. EVERY path we intentionally attempt to follow is, or is based on, an oversimplified idea. If your statement is true then since most rules, laws, and guidelines are oversimplifications of what's actually needed / desired, they're "stupid"... so, what would you suggest? Throw out most of the laws? Throw out most of society's rules? They are oversimplifications, and thus are "stupid"..... or wait... maybe your claim that most oversimplifications are stupid, was in fact, an oversimplification, and thus...

thirdtruck 14y ago

Agreed. There is almost certainly someone out there (or even whole classes of people) frustrated over the fact that you even continue to live.

jrogers65 14y ago

A lot of people will get upset if you don't do anything at all too.

masukomi 14y ago

The flow does not prevent you from doing things that upset people. It prevents you from doing things that harm others. Rouse all the rabble you want, as long as you believe it will improve someone's / everyone's life.

run4yourlives 14y ago
So basically, operating a company is out, since this action affects the lives of your competitors and harms them. The chart - like most oversimplifications - is stupid.
- masukomi 14y ago
  business is not a zero sum game. Companies in the same space can work together or play off of each other. Also, taking business from a competitor doesn't necessarily harm anyone. Maybe it harms the businesses bottom line but so what? If you're direct competitors and you massively kill their income then a) you have improved life for customers (given them a product they desire more) b) you probably have job openings and can cherry pick the best of your competitors workers c) in many cases it can be argued that the people at your competitor weren't doing their job very well, or they would not have been in such a poor position, so maybe it improves the workers lives to move on to something they can do, and enjoy better... it's rarely enjoyable to be at a floundering company. Remember, nobody is living a life built on a complete set of rules. EVERY path we intentionally attempt to follow is, or is based on, an oversimplified idea. If your statement is true then since most rules, laws, and guidelines are oversimplifications of what's actually needed / desired, they're "stupid"... so, what would you suggest? Throw out most of the laws? Throw out most of society's rules? They are oversimplifications, and thus are "stupid"..... or wait... maybe your claim that most oversimplifications are stupid, was in fact, an oversimplification, and thus...