23 Dec
2006
23 Dec
'06
4:49 p.m.
On Saturday 23 December 2006 15:20, Carlo Capocasa wrote:
Those are demands of the existing system, and they do exist.
However, your vision involves its own system with its own as-yet
vaguely defined demands, plus the demands involved in throwing
out 5,000 years of barter and commerce, plus the demands
involved in dismantling governments, plus, I gather from your
last post, the demands involved in curing everyone on the planet
of various purported ailments of the subconscious.
And then, a century from now, after it's all implemented and
we're all "free", I give it about 25 seconds before some guy
somewhere tells some girl that he'll fix her leaky roof if only
she'll spread her legs for him, instantly bringing barter -- and
from there, capitalism -- back into the world. Maybe you could
breed the orgasm out of us to prevent that from happening, as
long as you've brought up Orwell.
Anyway, it seems a bit much just to get free music. I think
Stallman's vision -- that bits are free and no one pretends
they're the same as atoms -- is a little more workable.
Neither as free nor as much as I'd like, but that was actually a
Simpsons reference.
Rob
The problem is
not your vision. The problem is that unlike
free software or city building, your vision makes demands on
everyone, whether they share your vision or not.
Unlike, of course, capitalism, that places demands on
absolutely nobody, especially not young people who are
dreaming of a life of fulfillment and adventure. OOooh, Free
Willy!
Can be found at your local gay bar.