Comment Re:Oh, awesome! (Score 1) 1150
"The socialist utopia would work great if the only people in it were community minded open source programmers. But those wouldn't be the only people in it. And the bullies would soon rise to the top once again. At least in the current system you have enough freedom to steer clear of most of them."
As it's said at the beginning of "The decline of the American Empire", "three things are important in history: Numbers, numbers, and numbers."
You see the 'socialist utopia' as utopic only because of the fact that today 'bullies' are pretty much common, but that will not always be the case. Mankind changes('evolves', if you like ), and changes faster than you think.
The utopy of today will be the reality of tomorrow, and elite movements like those of the 'long haired' open source programmers are just an indication of the future.
The mere fact that a 'walking satire' like GW Bush is president of the most powerful nation on earth, also indicates the same. Altough this could sound contradictory, it is not. It is just another symbol of the decadency of a society that as triumphed, and for that same reason, now fails.
A society that has achieved something. But now is the time for other achievements. New achievements, not the same old achievements. Not the 'already achieved' achievements.
Best Regards,
Albert
As it's said at the beginning of "The decline of the American Empire", "three things are important in history: Numbers, numbers, and numbers."
You see the 'socialist utopia' as utopic only because of the fact that today 'bullies' are pretty much common, but that will not always be the case. Mankind changes('evolves', if you like ), and changes faster than you think.
The utopy of today will be the reality of tomorrow, and elite movements like those of the 'long haired' open source programmers are just an indication of the future.
The mere fact that a 'walking satire' like GW Bush is president of the most powerful nation on earth, also indicates the same. Altough this could sound contradictory, it is not. It is just another symbol of the decadency of a society that as triumphed, and for that same reason, now fails.
A society that has achieved something. But now is the time for other achievements. New achievements, not the same old achievements. Not the 'already achieved' achievements.
Best Regards,
Albert
