Dale Carnegie (Score 1)

Microsoft is appeasing the beast: certainly for their own economic good; and "indirectly" for continuing smooth diplomacy between the U.S. and China ( whether MS did this entirely of their own volition, or under influence of U.S. government is an interesting question.) They apparently subscribe to the interpersonal philosophy of Dale Carnegie--that placing an emphasis on pleasing others is both a duty and a paradoxical route to personal success.

I am sympathetic to the idealism expressed pertaining to the topic, however... idealism is practically naïve. For example, a cop pulls me over, as i'm riding my bicycle at 8:30am in my sleepy little town, trying to catch the city-bound bus. He's bored, and I "look suspicious" because I'm carrying a little baggage "early in the morning, in a tourist town." He asks me to show what's inside. Now legally I don't have to show him anything--and legally he can't search me without a warrant--but I open the bags on the ground, and gently sift through them as he stands watching. Why? Because I'm not willing to take one for the team, you fucks! (I'm not going to risk missing the bus while confronting the cop on a trivial matter.)