The answer to your question is: I do. You do. We all do. We argue about
the answer until we are blue in the face, then come up with the best
answer possible. Emotional harm is a phrase constantly being redefined
and reexamined. 200 years ago, it was emotionally harmful to have
someone besmirch your honor, so you had to go duel to relieve the
problem. 20 years from now it will not mean the same thing it does
today.
To wit, I think monopolies are emotionally harmful. Man struggles to be
free in all things, not having freedom of choice is against his nature
and thus can be harmful to those forced into a life decided upon by
others.
I remember buying an HP Pavilion a few years back and having to choose
between which version of Windows I was being forced to buy with the
machine. That harmed me emotionally.
M
-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:24 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!
Ok, but who defines emotional harm? If I say you are harming me right
now,
it certainly doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong, it just means
I'm
complaining. What about economic harm for social reasons? Like when
African
Americans boycotted the bus after Rosa Parks? Didn't that cause economic
harm to the bus companies? What if African American bus drivers had went
on
strike - should they have been forced back to work? Certainly striking
for
freedom is different from striking for more money but I think you get my
point.
-r
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