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"A few hundred thousand years of human history. What kind of a stupid question is that? Examples of the human struggle to clear difficult hurdles and advance ab

"A few hundred thousand years of human history. What kind of a stupid question is that? Examples of the human struggle to clear difficult hurdles and advance abound." So you don't have any? I didn't think so. The western world has had life so easy relative to the thousand years before and yet we have made far more progress. We have a lot more provided to us "for free" than third world countries and yet our productivity per person is miles ahead of theirs. "That's the beauty of freedom." Yes it is. And it is clear that the vast majority of us are happy to work hard even once we have met our basic needs. The rest of your post is just political talking points. I'm not interested in talking politics or right vs wrong.

rebootthesystem 12y ago
On the contrary, the evidence is overwhelming. You are simply more interested in pretending it isn't there. Just watched a very interesting documentary that traces the history of artificial light. It absolutely drives my point home. The relevant societies could have chosen a social framework where nobody would care to do better because everything was provided to one degree or another. Instead, the chaotic process of entrepreneurial evolution resulted in a technology that changed the lives of billions of people, created billions of jobs and raised the standard of living of every human being on this planet. Yet many entrepreneurs had to try and fail before that was possible. People content with working ten hours a week to just get by do not advance society, they simply exist within it and are unfairly supported by those who choose to expend a greater effort to advance themselves and others. Just say "thank you" and move on. You have no point.
- sheepmullet 12y ago
  "People content with working ten hours a week to just get by do not advance society" You are missing the point. I'm saying the majority of the working population can meet their basic needs with 10 hours a week of work and yet they work much harder and for much longer. So why then do you keep insisting if they could meet their basic needs in 0 hours they would just be lazy? If modern society is any indication then the vast majority would work just as hard.

rebootthesystem 12y ago

On the contrary, the evidence is overwhelming. You are simply more interested in pretending it isn't there. Just watched a very interesting documentary that traces the history of artificial light. It absolutely drives my point home. The relevant societies could have chosen a social framework where nobody would care to do better because everything was provided to one degree or another. Instead, the chaotic process of entrepreneurial evolution resulted in a technology that changed the lives of billions of people, created billions of jobs and raised the standard of living of every human being on this planet. Yet many entrepreneurs had to try and fail before that was possible. People content with working ten hours a week to just get by do not advance society, they simply exist within it and are unfairly supported by those who choose to expend a greater effort to advance themselves and others. Just say "thank you" and move on. You have no point.

sheepmullet 12y ago
"People content with working ten hours a week to just get by do not advance society" You are missing the point. I'm saying the majority of the working population can meet their basic needs with 10 hours a week of work and yet they work much harder and for much longer. So why then do you keep insisting if they could meet their basic needs in 0 hours they would just be lazy? If modern society is any indication then the vast majority would work just as hard.