March 24, 2006
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I guess I should update. Not too sure what to talk about.
Here is something that I wrote 6/21/05(not on xanga). I'd really love a good critique and answers to my questions. Thanks!!
"Here is my first attempt at writing a book. Why is society so caught up in the pursuit of pleasure? Actors and singers make more money than doctors and teachers. Consumerism is like a plague. While millions are homeless and go hungry, we spend our money on CDs DVDs and video games. So many people make the comment “Man is the weather acting up today this week this year.” Do none of them stop and think about the pollution each and every one of us contributes every second of every day? It is hard for me to believe that there are so many people who are oblivious to the complete desecration of our planet. The pursuit of money seems so idiotic to me. Its paper! We should be trying to sustain life and keep our planet clean and safe for future generations. Is it possible to make these changes any time soon? I doubt it very much and that saddens me. It seems like such a viscous cycle. Those with the power to make these kinds of changes also control the money. And since money is all that they are interested in… Well you get the idea. The one ideal that I have that I don’t think will be realized in my lifetime is that “no one should pay for food clothing or shelter.” I mean these are basic human rights and needs that should be met. Oh well no idea what to write about really. Just trying to put thoughts on paper. I hope I can come up with something tangible. So far it looks like I am a decent speller. I haven't had to use Spell Check yet. I thought about writing a romance or erotica. I guess I need to find more info on the whole process. I mean I love to read, but how does the author come up with the chapters and character progression? Should I start with an outline? Probably. Will try again tomorrow."I never went back to this. Don't know why exactly. Anywayzz... I appreciate any feedback. Thanks again!!
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I know it's true that money is only paper and that it doesn't buy happiness, but it should would make things easier if we didn't have to live paycheck to paycheck. I don't care about getting rich, but it would make me happier to not have to constantly worry about money.
I had talked to this guy at Karoke about this subject. He made a great point. He said that the natural by-product of capitalism is poverty (according to him, that's one of the wholly accepted concepts in modern economics). When Adam Smith (the Wealth of Nations) put together his idea of the Invisible Hand, folks naturally assumed that he accomodated for a natural system of ethics built in so that when people sought to build their own self interest, they inadvertantly benefit the general interest over time.
He acknowledged that it's good to take what you can get; such as kids grabbing candy that just burst from the pinata. But he didn't to mention that the stronger kids can be so overwhelmingly more powerful than the weaker kids that the weaker kids get no candy at all; nor that some of the stronger kids will steal from the weaker kids that have a little candy. He only mentioned that sometimes the stronger kids will get fed up with the candy and stop grabbing, and that the weaker kids can start grabbing.
The problem is that while Adam Smith only discussed a small area of economics, people mistake this to mean that what he omitted was false. It's not -- he just didn't mention it.
So what my friend concluded was that most people stop listening to Adam Smith when he said that self-interest promotes the general interest (they stopped reading right before the word "sometimes").
How this explains so much poverty at the foot of tremendous wealth is that wealth really believes that by obtaining more wealth (remember, the money has to come from somewhere), that they can make the world a better place...or at least be bettered abled. Except that, people keep obtaining wealth and never get to that second phase: giving back.
Or they give back very poorly.
Gosh, you're posting is like the smartest discussion on Xanga that I've participated in.
i used to think that everything should be free. that if everyone just did their own part in taking care of each other, no one would ever need money. but all it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch. just one lazy person who doesn't want to do anything but still expects to be taken care of, or one greedy person who wants more and more... just one person and it all makes sense why we need money.
ur a cruise person huh? im not a fan...so expensive!
Yep, I actually went on a cruise last year to the Bahamas. I absolutely loved it but if I had to do it again I would have to take a significant other. Every person on that damn cruise was part of a couple except for me and my friends. However, I did meet a single man at a bar and we ended up making out in the pouring rain on some random street in Nassau. It was HOT! But other than that, it sucked. Hmmmm... I wonder if Jared would be game for a cruise.
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