CDR: Re: <nettime> Rebirth of Guilds

[David Honig]

At 08:19 PM 9/23/00 -0400, Jim Choate wrote:
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>On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, David Honig wrote:
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>> Having a child gives you no extra rights to control others' behavior.
>
>No?
>
>It gives the parent the right to tell other parties to leave the child
>alone. It also means the parent has the responsibility of protecting that
>child from harm, as the parent sees it.

So if someone gives their kid a buck and drops them off at a video
arcade, who has initiated action?  The parent, not the arcade.


>As a business in a economic system, you have a responsibility to provide
>products and services that the customer wants, not what you want. Not only
>is the party a bad citizen, they're a bad economic partner as well.

No, you can sell what you want, but you won't sell much if its not
what's wanted.  That's called a market.

"Bad" as judged by you, Tipper Gore, etc., matters less than that
quantity intended by the phrase "a rat's ass".  You have an obligation
to stay out of voluntary transactions, like the offering and buying
of content.