[Upd-discuss] !@!Public Domain & Eminent Domain
sandor
upd@sandor.net
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:06:01 -0700
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Yes!<br>
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As I understand it - a requisite for functional capitalism was an
informed consumer.. It was assumed that all members of the capitalist
system were aware of the value of the products being offered and would
be able to make a logical choice as to the one that best suited their
needs.. I find this form of capitalism very pleasing - a natural
application of evolutionary theory into social structure.. With the
individual at the center..<br>
But now - the average consumer is not aware of the incredible
variety of options in manufacturing materials, locations, means, etc. -
and the ramifications of each.. Much less the actual variety of items
and concepts to approach life - beyond those shown by mass media. I
think we have reached an age where an informed consumer is no longer
possible.. This is where I see the current consolidation of resources
occurring; in the chasms of ignorance between what is of direct
interest to the members of society.<br>
This will continue to happen as long as the structure is allowed to
correct itself through further complexity.<br>
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Also, it seems this is an advanced form of capitalism now, one that
is not bound by government - but influences it instead.. You might say
the same for what were expected to be social/familial/ethical balances
to economic considerations.. This seems a very different paradigm than
the one originally intended, and I think is functionally distinct.<br>
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I will not fault basic capitalism as a system - but I will fault
the areas in which is currently applied by people. I believe one of
it's requirements is ownership, which seems to me antithetical to
something freely available. I would think then - that a different way
of addressing these things might be more correct..<br>
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Cheers!<br>
-sándor<br>
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Seth Johnson wrote:
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sandor wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> All things public-domain are incompatible with capitalism.
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Actually, philosophically speaking, most of the historical
sources of capitalism are really founded on Enlightenment notions
of the inherently free nature of reason (and its universality as
a human attribute). Traditional capitalism, when it also
expresses basic human rights, always was about the intrinsic
freedom of information as such.
Seth
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