Raghu writes: >> > Furthermore, why is it so easy for the masses to learn to want to consume >> > and so >> hard to learn to want the alternative? >> > >> I guess you want to suggest that it is *natural* for people to want to >> consume. Consider though that there are many traditional cultures >> where this consumption urge is much more restrained. >> >> Of course you can "explain" that away as a result of genetic >> differences between cultures (maybe the elusive IQ gene?). But then >> you'd merely be circularly reinforcing your own ideological >> preferences. >> -raghu.
Jeez, if I was Jim Devine I would be offended how you were speculating about my views. However, since I am not Jim Devine, feel free to speculate away and then speculate how I woiuld respond to your rebuttal. In the meantime, I am just making a common sense observation. I would think that if you were about to advocate an education campaign to achieve a goal, you would want to consider the realistic chances of success, and one important data point would be to consider how people actually act. I mean, I don't think it takes a lot of "education" to convince people to like chocolate, sex, vacations in Hawaii, but convincing my kids to practice the piano, do their homework, etc. is often a real struggle no matter how much "education" I provide telling them how good piano and homework are for them. I am prepared to accept that education has its limits in achieving many goals that I personally think are worthwhile. David Shemano _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
