Trolling4Dollars's Journal: The Goal

I will be the first to admit that this isn't too well thought out at the moment. But... I've been thinking about why the United States is so fractured politically right now. A lot of people on both sides put up a good talk about wanting to work together in non-partisan fashion, but it never really seems to work out either due to incompetence or corruption. While thinking about some of this I realized that what people in the United States really need is to define hard and fast goals that they can share as a common thread. I think this is impossible because many people have goals that are counter to one another no matter how good or bad their intentions. The root of the problem is that people suck as a rule. So how do we reach these goals? Or better yet. What is "The Goal".

I would argue that since most people are selfish and greedy, the goal should be self-centered, but with enough of a positive influence on other people that it couldn't help but be good for others. Sort of like a social version of "free/open source software". If most people are being completely honest, one of the biggest reasons for the success of free/oss is that much of the "product" is free of charge. This is a selfish/greed motivator. However, the good side to this is that if you do get involved with free/oss and contribute back to it as you find new ways to use it, then you really are having a positive influence on others. That's what makes the GNU GPL so appealing to some. So... how do we apply this to social/political issues? Basically find a way to help people help others. Because the REAL goal at the root is to make life better for others.

Comments? Opinions? Rants? (Please, please, please rant)

Rant

[cyranoVR]

Pudge is a fucking cock. I'm thinking that was his nickname because "stumpdick" was to obscene to be used in pleasant conversation. Either that, or he's fat. Ha!

My goal: To use technology to impose a purpose

[Marxist Hacker 42]

On the economy and on the law. That purpose should be to maximize human freedom by freeing us from our mundane needs; so that every bit of extra effort beyond keeping society running can be used to provide luxuries.