At the moment we live in a capitalist society, where the market -
whether "free" or not determines the value of things.
I suggest you look for a more practical alternative....
Eva
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> How do we value things and the people who make them?
>
> If I create a thing of beauty ( a device, painting, park, poem, music,
> building, playground, etc.) and a million people enjoy it, but only one
> person chooses to buy it, what is its value? Does only the person who
> places a price on it determine its value?
>
> Where in our economic system are personal efforts given value? Why can't
> we place a value on caring for an ill relative or a newborn child or a
> wild animal.
>
> There are many in our communities that just don't 'fit in' to the
> coming 'New World Order'. What shall become of them?
>
> ................ dennis paull
>
>
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> [Brad McCormick wrote..]
>
> >Jack Cole wrote:
> >>
> >> Dennis Paull (automation engineer) wrote:> >
> >> > I agree that management normally wins. But my concern is for those,
> >> > who for whatever reason, do not want to be, or are unable to be,
> >> > 'knowledge' workers.
> >> >
> >> Right on, Dennis! I've often thought that an initiative to redefine
> >> "Profit" as rewards for economic activity that benefits humanity as well
> >> as the added value to products of services. It seems as though the
> >> "limited resources" mindset sets up a zero-sum game, where the lessons of
> >> fifty years of information work seem to indicate that value can be
> >> continuously created, since there is no geophysical limitation on the
> >> basic raw materials for THAT.
> >
> >*A* comment (i.e., a contribution meant to shed light on part of
> >the problem, not to set limits to the discussion):
> >
> >I am reminded of the story of the young engineer who went to
> >work for Boeing and was assigned to design a certain part. The
> >young engineer had lots of schooling but no experience. He designed
> >his part and handed his design to the machinists who dutifully
> >produced what the design specified. The part was perfect -- except
> >it was an order of magnitude *too large*.
> >
> >If we are going to have a society of "knowledge workers", they
> >need also to have *educated hands*, so that they make things that
> >make sense as well as being "logical" (etc.). Of course there's
> >a lot more I could say in the direction of this little story,
> >should anyone with to pursue this issue....
> >
> >\brad mccormick
> >
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> > Everyman (woman, child) is a judge of the world.
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