tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post5963696214042998510..comments2024-03-14T09:50:44.315+00:00Comments on Psychological comments: Loathing wealthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-21599382258357187542016-09-29T14:50:47.552+01:002016-09-29T14:50:47.552+01:00What have they done to deserve it, say people star...What have they done to deserve it, say people staring at richer people above them? I can think of lots of things. They may have worked long hours in offices, doing work for others that did not interest them. They may have taken career risks, and worked even longer hours to build up a business. A few may have had the gift to sing, or write, or a talent to amuse. Good luck to all of them.<br /><br />No, not to all of them. I am not wishing luck to financiers, corporate executives, and other suchlike human disgraces.<br />So, no: technocrats, market fanatics, corporate execs, bankers (as we name usurers in our outwardly kindly age), the servant journalists and "academics" who work for them and propagandize the public, won't receive my good wishes.<br /><br />But aside from their kind, yes, good luck to the rest of rich people, and congratulations: there's very good chances some or many other people benefit from their activity.<br /><br />Since much real injustice exists, it is a pity that nothing is done to fight it (the criminally demagogic pushes for "equality" do nothing but deepen real injustice. And were any of these charity knights in good faith, they'd demand fairness, not "equality").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-16062194466173423782016-09-29T14:41:55.240+01:002016-09-29T14:41:55.240+01:00The young world will probably be a lot poorer than...The young world will probably be a lot poorer than the old world, and bright countries will do well, so long as their governments are not idiotic.<br /><br />By "idiotic", you mean criminally genocidal, more or less. Or "communistic", for yet one more way to say it.<br /><br />Try selling psychological tests, or a cunning program which boosts intelligence in 7 easy steps.<br /><br />Lol, I know not how many steps the USA educational No Child Left Behind — aimed at making children of all races "equal" in educational achievements — consists of. Would be funny if it were right 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-76244516399819748562016-09-13T18:19:47.018+01:002016-09-13T18:19:47.018+01:00Just visited London recently. Indeed, nation of sh...Just visited London recently. Indeed, nation of shop keepers. No wonder wealth of nation by Adam smith was from the land of shop keepers. <br /><br />Certainly this helps to understand UK recent history and political stands. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-66002974300907381282016-09-13T15:52:42.320+01:002016-09-13T15:52:42.320+01:00I too considered your suggested addendum. Rare tal...I too considered your suggested addendum. Rare talents in poetry rarely lead to high incomes. Acclaim perhaps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320614837348759094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624586630299165335.post-36904458306963146032016-09-13T14:47:38.778+01:002016-09-13T14:47:38.778+01:00I was going to suggest that "those with rare ...I was going to suggest that "those with rare talents will earn most" might be better as 'those with rare talents that are in demand will earn most'. It then occurred to me that perhaps we don't call a characteristic a talent unless it is demand.deariemenoreply@blogger.com