+5 informative for a commonly know fact, eh? Let me give it a try:
Cats are mammals. Mod points, please!
To be fair, if you're allowed to drop the emotion and irrationality card, you just aren't going to find a philosophy that holds merit. You're best bet is a system that leverages the devils we know and can reasonably mitigate it's weak spots.
Communism doesn't work because it's trying to leverage non-universal human characteristics. Capitalism, while certainly not perfect, has the good sense at least to leverage greed into something productive. It's the mitigation of it's weak spots at which it doesn't do very well (at least in the US's current implementation); greed, instead of just encouraging productivity, also encourages absurd amounts of special interest group lobbying and rent-seeking behavior. I'd say this marks the main difference between objectivism's version of capitalism and reality; e.g. in Atlas Shrugged, those who seek success through regulation instead of by their own merits are the antagonists. I'm inclined to agree, since I believe farm subsidies, ethanol mandates, sugar import quotas and their ilk are tantamount to theft.
A system that leverages greed into a productive force is a good start. If we could create one that did the same for laziness, covetousness and the rest of the deadly se7en we'd be all set.
"legitimate need to upload a two-hour video of good quality"
Who gets to define legitimate?
I do. It amazes me how long it takes some people to catch on.
Thank god I'm hearing from someone who actually has ADHD. Mine is pretty terrible, and you're just right, it's not a lack of ability to pay attention to things, it's more a lack of ability to not pay attention to things. I've been know to hyperfocus on, e.g., writing a 30 page paper and not even stop to go to the bathroom. Of course that's assuming I can start working on it at all.
I'm sort of curious about your experience with medication. I've never taken any for my symptoms, but I think my ADD may have been largely responsible for getting fired from my last job. It was all uninteresting busywork and so damn near impossible to get through. This is the first time I've really considered taking something since I think my ADD is part of why I'm as mentally agile as I am. What medication are you taking? How does it affect you as far as concentration on boring tasks goes, or motivation to do work in general? Do you notice a change in creativity or your ability to draw bits of knowledge from every corner of your mind (something folks like us are supposed to be good at)? Thanks.
Many people are unenthusiastic about their work.