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Re: Define "impossible".
Robert — (archived)

I wouldn't infer acquiescence from somebody speaking up about a problem. And I don't really see how reexamining the structure of the economy negates the personal optimism of the book. Kind of apples and oranges.

Perhaps one way to tell liberals from conservatives is that the prospect of replacing the economic system we have with a better one enrages conservatives and delights liberals. To me, nothing in Rushkoff's article is really a downer; instead, it gives me hope to see somebody giving serious thought to fixing an obviously broken system. Sure, he states the problem, and it's no fun to be reminded of the mess we're in; but unlike almost everybody else who's simply fighting for their own flavor of status quo, Rushkoff is addressing the underlying structural problem. He's on the right track, and I started this thread to see if I could get more people thinking at the nuts-and-bolts level about how the economy works.

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