My point is...

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Post #42,694

by Arkadiy

6/17/02 8:54:21 PM

My point is...

From that Vietnamese point of view, your private car is just as much greed as Larry Ellison yahts. (Private people should use public transportation or walk, ride bycicle at best. What does that car do while you sleep? What a waste!) You are sure he is wrong. Are you sure you are right?

(Personally, I do not car how many private yahts Ellison has. As long as he does not have private Senators and Congressmen. Ah, yes, he does. Now, that's where I draw the line. I am actually with you on bashing Bill and Larry, just for different reason).

Post #42,701

by tuberculosis

6/17/02 10:34:18 PM

Well I'm in a rare position this week

...as I've just sold my car and nearly everything else I can't take as carry-on luggage to make the hop across the pond to the new job. Plus I prefer public transportation and take it whenever possible.

Modern bicycles hurt my butt. Bring back the banana seat and maybe I'll ride again.

So you can't mean me. :-P

But we were discussing whats wrong with AmBiz and I reiterate that the root of it is our culture of business (to the exclusion of all else).

The average hunter gatherer works 20 hours a week.
The average farmer works 40 hours a week.
The average programmer works 60 hours a week.
What the hell are we thinking?

What is wrong with business today? - (orion) - (54) - June 12, 2002, 10:13:05 PM EDT

Kill all the lawyers -NT - (bepatient) - June 12, 2002, 10:14:51 PM EDT

It depends on the kind of business - (ben_tilly) - June 12, 2002, 10:35:15 PM EDT

Litany of woe - (JayMehaffey) - June 12, 2002, 11:10:12 PM EDT

Oh, a very, very long time ago - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - June 13, 2002, 12:08:44 AM EDT

Re: Robber Barons - (drewk) - (5) - June 13, 2002, 09:18:44 AM EDT

Athletes and Movie Stars - (bepatient) - June 13, 2002, 11:43:55 AM EDT

I don't think assembly working was "the lowes-paid" - (Arkadiy) - (3) - June 13, 2002, 02:35:50 PM EDT

That would make it even worse - (drewk) - June 13, 2002, 02:45:32 PM EDT

Still is - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - June 13, 2002, 03:33:12 PM EDT

Found some numbers - (drewk) - June 13, 2002, 04:08:17 PM EDT

Simple answer: - (jb4) - (33) - June 13, 2002, 12:21:27 PM EDT

Shocking... - (ChrisR) - (32) - June 13, 2002, 12:34:50 PM EDT

Yes making money - (orion) - June 13, 2002, 01:23:58 PM EDT

Nice try... - (jb4) - (30) - June 14, 2002, 09:23:35 AM EDT

Nope, that's *still* not the purpose of a business - (drewk) - (22) - June 14, 2002, 09:41:57 AM EDT

Slight difference. - (Arkadiy) - (1) - June 14, 2002, 06:31:04 PM EDT

Hard to say it is for - (ben_tilly) - June 14, 2002, 09:17:58 PM EDT

OK, fair enough... - (jb4) - (19) - June 17, 2002, 09:16:52 AM EDT

Stockholders = Investors - (ChrisR) - (18) - June 17, 2002, 12:35:00 PM EDT

Good explanation. - (a6l6e6x) - June 17, 2002, 01:37:45 PM EDT

Yeah, I can see those dirty fingernails, alright... - (jb4) - (16) - June 19, 2002, 01:31:20 PM EDT

Invalid assumption - (ChrisR) - (15) - June 19, 2002, 02:36:05 PM EDT

OK, now I got you... - (jb4) - (3) - June 19, 2002, 03:36:48 PM EDT

Side bets - (ChrisR) - (2) - June 19, 2002, 06:05:49 PM EDT

I apparently didn't play at your casino... - (jb4) - (1) - June 20, 2002, 09:19:03 AM EDT

The analogy assumes... - (ChrisR) - June 20, 2002, 02:53:22 PM EDT

While I agree, that's kind of orthogonal - (drewk) - (10) - June 19, 2002, 04:05:09 PM EDT

Mixing up cause and effect - again. - (Arkadiy) - (6) - June 19, 2002, 05:21:47 PM EDT

There's a distinction - (drewk) - (5) - June 19, 2002, 05:40:47 PM EDT

How the hell did it come to exist - (Arkadiy) - (4) - June 20, 2002, 10:53:28 AM EDT

You're still focused on *why you would invest* - (drewk) - (3) - June 20, 2002, 12:22:42 PM EDT

Darn right I am. - (Arkadiy) - June 20, 2002, 01:48:14 PM EDT

Those Dot Coms employed a lot of people... - (ChrisR) - (1) - June 20, 2002, 01:59:23 PM EDT

I think that your sane exposition makes clearer the - (Ashton) - June 20, 2002, 11:10:51 PM EDT

On movies - (ChrisR) - (2) - June 19, 2002, 05:45:43 PM EDT

Oh I *know* it's wishful thinking - (drewk) - June 20, 2002, 09:15:57 AM EDT

"Everybody wants money. That's why they call it 'money'." -NT - (jb4) - June 20, 2002, 09:23:33 AM EDT

It's all about making money. - (ChrisR) - (6) - June 14, 2002, 10:26:44 AM EDT

This simple 'logic' might have sufficed before - (Ashton) - June 14, 2002, 04:41:29 PM EDT

Bullshit. - (CRConrad) - (4) - June 14, 2002, 07:26:23 PM EDT

You are correct sir - (orion) - June 14, 2002, 10:30:02 PM EDT

Well said, Sir Cyclic... - (jb4) - June 17, 2002, 09:27:15 AM EDT

Could be? - (ChrisR) - (1) - June 17, 2002, 02:13:13 PM EDT

A nice rebuttal.____But - (Ashton) - June 17, 2002, 03:32:40 PM EDT

It comes down to greed. - (tuberculosis) - (8) - June 16, 2002, 12:08:58 PM EDT

Re: It comes down to greed. - (Arkadiy) - (7) - June 16, 2002, 01:40:55 PM EDT

'Discretion' manages to put an upper-limit on 'wants'. - (Ashton) - June 16, 2002, 06:55:19 PM EDT

Re: It comes down to greed. - (tuberculosis) - (5) - June 17, 2002, 12:13:12 AM EDT

Yes it does. - (Arkadiy) - (4) - June 17, 2002, 10:39:01 AM EDT

I don't get your point. - (tuberculosis) - (3) - June 17, 2002, 05:57:41 PM EDT

But 'quantizing' greed may be the Red Herring - (Ashton) - June 17, 2002, 06:41:51 PM EDT

My point is... - (Arkadiy) - (1) - June 17, 2002, 08:54:21 PM EDT

Well I'm in a rare position this week - (tuberculosis) - June 17, 2002, 10:34:18 PM EDT

Re: What is wrong with business: the pictorial answer - (Ashton) - June 18, 2002, 02:59:32 AM EDT

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