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Originally Posted by Iphinome
Glen are you suggesting a Whuffie economy?
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I don't know! What is a Whuffie economy? But I'm thinking more along the lines of a cultural shift that may affect the economy.
It's just that I see the traditional reason (earning a living) for trying to produce works of the intellect being worn away slowly by a combination of technology and government. And I don't see anything on the horizon that can stop it.
I'm just thinking out loud at this point. Trying out different positions to see how they fit. And maybe if we can't stop this erosion of incentive, maybe we need to redirect our thinking to figure out how our culture can produce the original works of art and technology it needs in another way.