If you claim that competition implies inequality, then you must likewise say that telling one man to plant trees and another to cut grass makes them unequal! Such an impossibly high-standard of equality is meaningless
That is not what I am saying. And I do not consider those two competing. The way I think of the difference between Capitalism and Communism is that in Communism you strive for full employment, and in capitalism you strive for efficiency. The best example is an oil refinery in the US, and an oil refinery in COmmunist Russia, they were equal size, but the russian one employed 5 times as many people. And the American one had better outputs. In communism, there isn't an urgancy in getting the job done, but an urgancy in everyone working.
Communism doesn't mean that everyone earns the same amount of money
Hmmm, well then tell me, if Communism doesn't mean that all make the same amount of money, how is it that the social conditions can be made equal. Part of the Equal Social Conditions that is part of Communism is how much money someone makes.
You think all the GM car companies don't compete with each other??
On that note, I do not think that all of GM's car companies would compete if you only had GM's cars to choose from. Part of every definition of COmmunism that I have ever seen is that the Communist government controls every aspect of the economy so that they can make it completly equal for all citizens. That would mean that all corperations would be owned and operated by the government. Also would mean that there would be no imports to choose from, no competitors. If you had competition at all, then everyoen would not be equal and then by definition you would not have Communism! Period.
The primary problem with Communism, and the primary reason that it wouldn't work, is that in the "ideal Communism" there would be no reason for anyone to try harder, and go above and beyond. It is the same problem that plauges Socialism. If you want real-world examples of this look at the Yugo, the great fruits of COmmunism right? And also look at the German telephone system. I remember someone that was a Contractor working on an American Military Base in Germany, got a cordless touch-tone phone for christmas one year, couldn't use it for 3 or 4 years because the German Telephone System didn't support Touch-Tones. When there is no competition for an industry, then there is no reason to improve the way it is done.
I find it funny that it seems the same people that are critizing Microsoft for thier "supposed Monopoly" are the same people that say that Linux is a viable and better alternative to Microsoft, and also the same that want this "Ideal Communism". First off, in a communistic society, there will be no competition as the only industry would be owned and run by the government, and secondly, if Linux is a viable and better alternative to Microsoft, then they cannot have a Monopoly!
Don't get me wrong, I like Linux better then Windows, but come on, lets see some common sense.....
Then there's rentals. I could possibly see this impacting those, but even then it's a long shot.
It is funny that you mention rentals because I believe that Hollywood and the Movie Producers were loudly complaining that Movie Rentals were wrong and that they impacted their bottom lines and that movie rentals should be wiped out back when they were starting to become really popular!
One thing I never hear people consider is that ADHD could be an effect of a higher than average intelligence.
You are exactly right. One of the processess for diagnosis of ADHD in children is a questionaire, and the questionaire used to diagnos ADHD is almost exactly like the questionaire used to diagnos GIFTED Children!
I am not trying to insult anyone that has ADHD, thinks they have ADHD, and/or uses any ADHD drugs to "fix" themsleves. But the drugs used to "fix" ADHD are very powerful phsyco-stimulents. They are more powerful then Cocaine, and are also Schedual II drugs along with Cocaine! Ritalin kills many, many children a year, and over 50 other real conditions exert some of the same symptoms as ADHD.
Also a side note, taking psycho-stimulants after the age of 12 is grounds for refusal of admintance into the military in the US.
I would have thought that useing the referer tags would have been the better approach to this problem.
They could have even used deep-links to thier advantage, they could check the referer tag, and if it is from a deep-link, then show the article, but put more ads then normal, or a pop-up or two, and a message saying that if they had gone through the front door, there would be no ads.
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If you claim that competition implies inequality, then you must likewise say that telling one man to plant trees and another to cut grass makes them unequal! Such an impossibly high-standard of equality is meaningless
That is not what I am saying. And I do not consider those two competing. The way I think of the difference between Capitalism and Communism is that in Communism you strive for full employment, and in capitalism you strive for efficiency. The best example is an oil refinery in the US, and an oil refinery in COmmunist Russia, they were equal size, but the russian one employed 5 times as many people. And the American one had better outputs. In communism, there isn't an urgancy in getting the job done, but an urgancy in everyone working.
Patrick
Communism doesn't mean that everyone earns the same amount of money
Hmmm, well then tell me, if Communism doesn't mean that all make the same amount of money, how is it that the social conditions can be made equal. Part of the Equal Social Conditions that is part of Communism is how much money someone makes.
You think all the GM car companies don't compete with each other??
On that note, I do not think that all of GM's car companies would compete if you only had GM's cars to choose from. Part of every definition of COmmunism that I have ever seen is that the Communist government controls every aspect of the economy so that they can make it completly equal for all citizens. That would mean that all corperations would be owned and operated by the government. Also would mean that there would be no imports to choose from, no competitors. If you had competition at all, then everyoen would not be equal and then by definition you would not have Communism! Period.
Patrick
The primary problem with Communism, and the primary reason that it wouldn't work, is that in the "ideal Communism" there would be no reason for anyone to try harder, and go above and beyond. It is the same problem that plauges Socialism. If you want real-world examples of this look at the Yugo, the great fruits of COmmunism right? And also look at the German telephone system. I remember someone that was a Contractor working on an American Military Base in Germany, got a cordless touch-tone phone for christmas one year, couldn't use it for 3 or 4 years because the German Telephone System didn't support Touch-Tones. When there is no competition for an industry, then there is no reason to improve the way it is done.
I find it funny that it seems the same people that are critizing Microsoft for thier "supposed Monopoly" are the same people that say that Linux is a viable and better alternative to Microsoft, and also the same that want this "Ideal Communism". First off, in a communistic society, there will be no competition as the only industry would be owned and run by the government, and secondly, if Linux is a viable and better alternative to Microsoft, then they cannot have a Monopoly!
Don't get me wrong, I like Linux better then Windows, but come on, lets see some common sense.....
Patrick
Then there's rentals. I could possibly see this impacting those, but even then it's a long shot.
It is funny that you mention rentals because I believe that Hollywood and the Movie Producers were loudly complaining that Movie Rentals were wrong and that they impacted their bottom lines and that movie rentals should be wiped out back when they were starting to become really popular!
Just a thought...
One thing I never hear people consider is that ADHD could be an effect of a higher than average intelligence.
You are exactly right. One of the processess for diagnosis of ADHD in children is a questionaire, and the questionaire used to diagnos ADHD is almost exactly like the questionaire used to diagnos GIFTED Children!
I am not trying to insult anyone that has ADHD, thinks they have ADHD, and/or uses any ADHD drugs to "fix" themsleves. But the drugs used to "fix" ADHD are very powerful phsyco-stimulents. They are more powerful then Cocaine, and are also Schedual II drugs along with Cocaine! Ritalin kills many, many children a year, and over 50 other real conditions exert some of the same symptoms as ADHD.
Also a side note, taking psycho-stimulants after the age of 12 is grounds for refusal of admintance into the military in the US.
I would have thought that useing the referer tags would have been the better approach to this problem.
They could have even used deep-links to thier advantage, they could check the referer tag, and if it is from a deep-link, then show the article, but put more ads then normal, or a pop-up or two, and a message saying that if they had gone through the front door, there would be no ads.
Just my two cents...