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I suspect its been like that forever... Looking at our cousin gorillas, the silverback takes all as his prerogative, until someone takes all from him, and so on, generation after generation. Samsara in microcosm.

A perfunctory survey of great spiritual traditions suggests at least one common theme - the prescription of generosity. Aside from blood shed, moral compulsion seems the only effective way to convince the guy in the bow tie to share, to show him that sharing is actually the rational choice.

Bill Gates is on that path.
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I'd laugh if it weren't so unfortunately accurate.
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tomamundsen wrote:I'd laugh if it weren't so unfortunately accurate.
If y'all take it serious, we can move it to "Engaged Buddhism", "Dharma in Everyday Life" or "Ethical Conduct". :smile:
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The truth is that I actually did laugh, and I just didn't want to admit it :oops: :emb:

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It won't be like this forever. Eventually all crucial tasks will be automated and we'll have enough resources that there will be no purpose in trying to "hog" them.

Capitalism only serves a purpose when there isn't enough. People will get smart and put limits on populations and expand the human habitat to space and this whole way of life with wages and costs will end.
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skittles wrote:It won't be like this forever. Eventually all crucial tasks will be automated and we'll have enough resources that there will be no purpose in trying to "hog" them.

Capitalism only serves a purpose when there isn't enough. People will get smart and put limits on populations and expand the human habitat to space and this whole way of life with wages and costs will end.
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