Comments on: Government Motors and Capitol Offenses http://www.dissentdecree.net/2009/06/03/government-motors-and-capitol-offenses/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike http://www.dissentdecree.net/2009/06/03/government-motors-and-capitol-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Mike Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:57:01 +0000 http://www.dissentdecree.net/?p=734#comment-296 Jeanie: I think we are in the midst of a paradigm shift--a long overdue correction. Things are going to be painful for lots of us. If the best case scenario plays out we will emerge a wiser, more compassionate and community minded people. I don't want to think of the worst case. Jeanie: I think we are in the midst of a paradigm shift–a long overdue correction. Things are going to be painful for lots of us. If the best case scenario plays out we will emerge a wiser, more compassionate and community minded people. I don’t want to think of the worst case.

]]> By: jeanie http://www.dissentdecree.net/2009/06/03/government-motors-and-capitol-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-293 jeanie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:47:04 +0000 http://www.dissentdecree.net/?p=734#comment-293 Interesting. I know what you mean about wondering if you should cheer or boo. It's all so topsy turvy. I feel simply numb about all of this -- but I have to believe it will get better. At least, better than this. I have to -- I'd be too distressed, otherwise. Interesting. I know what you mean about wondering if you should cheer or boo. It’s all so topsy turvy. I feel simply numb about all of this — but I have to believe it will get better. At least, better than this. I have to — I’d be too distressed, otherwise.

]]> By: shoreacres http://www.dissentdecree.net/2009/06/03/government-motors-and-capitol-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-290 shoreacres Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:51:03 +0000 http://www.dissentdecree.net/?p=734#comment-290 I'm wondering, too. One thing I've been wondering about for several years is what would happen to our economy when more and more people move away from the world of production into the world of "information". Making a product is quite different from shuffling bits and bytes around in cyberspace. If you're making a car, you know in the end whether it's attractive, whether it runs, and whether it lives up to its advertised hype. You also find out pretty quickly if anyone is buying what you have to sell. If you're speculating in the markets, moving commodities, stashing millions around the world or managing funds, there's just something "unreal" about it - with a consequent loss of accountability, responsibility and guilt when actions lead to very real loss for very real, if somewhat less sophisticated, people. I'm terribly bothered by the number of twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings who are in charge of things like the GM bankruptcy - and oh, by the way, our government. It has nothing to do with age, per se. It has to do with the fact that most of these "kids" never have produced some "thing" in their life, or been responsible for selling, servicing or maintaining that thing. When the computing clouds lift, some of them may be surprised by what they see. I’m wondering, too. One thing I’ve been wondering about for several years is what would happen to our economy when more and more people move away from the world of production into the world of “information”.

Making a product is quite different from shuffling bits and bytes around in cyberspace.
If you’re making a car, you know in the end whether it’s attractive, whether it runs, and whether it lives up to its advertised hype. You also find out pretty quickly if anyone is buying what you have to sell.

If you’re speculating in the markets, moving commodities, stashing millions around the world or managing funds, there’s just something “unreal” about it – with a consequent loss of accountability, responsibility and guilt when actions lead to very real loss for very real, if somewhat less sophisticated, people.

I’m terribly bothered by the number of twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings who are in charge of things like the GM bankruptcy – and oh, by the way, our government. It has nothing to do with age, per se. It has to do with the fact that most of these “kids” never have produced some “thing” in their life, or been responsible for selling, servicing or maintaining that thing.

When the computing clouds lift, some of them may be surprised by what they see.

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