Again, you have absolutely no grasp of "conservative beliefs," but I'll let that go. Also, I don't see much real-world evidence that societies that are really big on "social safety nets" have a crackerjack record of innovation and progress. You might have to go back and look at that one a little more carefully (Pink makes no such assertion). Might want to read a bit more Heinlein while you're at it.

Anyway, it's not really necessary to try and shove this particular square peg into that political round hole.

Note that "Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose" all have one thing in common: Control of your own destiny, and choice about how your life and career are run. Some call this "freedom." After all, even slaves used to get rewards for correct behavior.

If someone feels they are the "captain of their own soul," you are looking at one of the fundamental ingredients of human well-being. Hell, research has shown that even rats have some of that. (Just a hint: someone who is essentially the property of a powerful welfare state does not often feel this way, even though their basic physical needs are provided. Again, look at the real world examples. Your idea of "utopia" is not new. It's been tried, and failed, many times.)

Pink has a strange idea of how economists would view these concepts. Assuming his old economics teacher, Ms. Shulman, actually had a life outside the classroom, she would express none of the astonishment he imagines. Had she never done anything at all in her life where a monetary reward was not primary? Volunteered her labor for a good cause? Done something for no pay just because it was fun or cool?

Good Lord, has Pink never looked at the biographies of some of our most famous inventors and creators? Even years and years ago? How long a list could you make of such people who seemed almost surprised to find out that they could get rich at what they were doing?

And how many examples have there been of large companies essentially fossilizing, becoming "unmoored" as he puts it, fixing on the "bottom line" like a hypnotized chicken, and getting their butts kicked by new companies with more enthusiasm and motivation to do the job?

None of the insights in this film are news to anyone who's worked in an successful entrepreneurial outfit, or run one. Steve Jobs, used as an example here, would probably say "well, duh!"