On 5/28/15, Lodewijk andré de la porte <l@odewijk.nl> wrote:
Capacity to earn currency is the great selector,
-a- great selector -the- current great selector Our language can shape our thinking - the reason I comment here, not to be picky. And on that note, I'm sure you can come up with even "better" variations on the phrase.
but in an economic reality detached from reality by countless systems and arbitrary human judgement, the selector is detached and arbitrary too.
Detached yes. Arbitrary in some sense, but certainly not absolutely.
It is well imaginable that ownership and currency are ineffective;
Don't agree with that. Sub-optimal for certain "desired outcomes" perhaps.
but it is so ingrained in society that we never consider it anymore.
s/never/don't often/ s/consider it/challenge it/
Possessiveness is human, and the human being is not calibrated for today's society.
This sounds potentially very interesting. A concept on the tip of my mind but can't quite get. Please elaborate here if you will.
There's that familiar senseless anger again. Why do you do that? Where does it help you go? Can you control it?
These are good questions. I can relate with them for myself. Thank you for patiently asking. Regards Zenaan