tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post8151668833708345424..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Socialism Versus Capitalism According to the OnionDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-1530307684802068392015-11-14T07:03:05.962-08:002015-11-14T07:03:05.962-08:00Here's something amusing:
National Geographic...Here's something amusing:<br /><br />National Geographic [The Psychopath's daily routine 2014]<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkpBFt9pLQ<br />(9:14/1:02:55)<br />-----------------<br />And Clive Boddy saw it all coming. A few years before the<br />financial collapse, he began hearing that some bank<br />executives went so far as to use Bob Hare's Psychopath Check List<br />to recruit employees.<br /><br />"Presumably that was because they thought those new employees<br />would be cutthroat and ruthless towards their competitors.<br />The danger, of course, is that they're cutthroat and ruthless<br />towards the bank that employs them as well. It's like saying<br />criminals are good at guarding Fort Knox, guarding the gold,<br />guarding the crown jewels. The outcome would be inevitable,<br />that the gold would go missing, the jewels would be stolen."<br />====<br /><br />(Cf.<br />Did Psychopaths Take Over Wall Street Asylum?<br />http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2012-01-03/did-psychopaths-take-over-wall-street-asylum-commentary-by-william-cohan )<br /><br />The comments earlier in the film that "psychopaths see themselves as<br />being at the top of the food chain, with the rest of us serving as<br />lunch" brings to mind a very (darkly) funny video made by Canadian<br />science fiction author Peter Watts:<br /><br />Vampires: Biology and Evolution (Part 1)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WdCvGDpM9k&list=PL30ED0756E00786E2<br /><br />F.U. for Prime Minister. F.U. for President. ;-><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17uvKIAuVbUjimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-62897288301897481402015-11-13T19:32:28.198-08:002015-11-13T19:32:28.198-08:00> the premise here seems to be that "fuck ...> the premise here seems to be that "fuck you" is a "spot-on"<br />> summation of human behavior. . . needless to say that were<br />> it true all or even most of the time then society would not<br />> function sustainably enough to keep the Onion -- and other,<br />> less vital institutions -- a going concern in the first place.<br /><br />Well, it's complicated. There are certainly "fuck you" personalities, and<br />they sometimes go far, and loom very large when they do.<br />(We're all descended from Genghis Khan, they say. ;-> ).<br />It's also true that human society contains an incredible<br />amount of cooperation (all the more fine-grained<br />because of language). The mix varies from culture to culture,<br />and historical era to historical era.<br /><br />Come to the dinner gong<br />The table is laden high<br />Fat bellies and hungry little ones<br />Tuck your napkins in<br />And take your share<br />Some get the gravy<br />And some get the gristle<br />Some get the marrow bone<br />And some get nothing<br />Though there's plenty to spare<br /><br />-- Joni Mitchell, "Banquet"<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1EVlcdZIvUjimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.com