Here I discuss with an old chum of mine the world of consumerism and how that effects us on a personal and community level (covering feelings ofIsolation). There are some entrepreneurial stuff thrown in there as well.
Towards the end we cross a few topics of education and healthcare.
Not as dry as you think, it goes a bit deeper than a ‘bussiness’ discussion on consumerism.
Intellectuals, Royalties, Search Engine, Elites, Inventors, Investors, Businessmen, Torrent, Government, Artist, Resources, Theft, Property, Force, Branding, Secret Formula, Advance Engineering, Backward Engineering, Scarcity, Rewarding Hard Work, Original, Idea, Accounting Ledger, Usage, Feedback, Interaction, Markets, Copyright, Decay, Fine Tuning, Multiverse, Face Recognition, Pattern Recognition, Mining, Exchange Rate, Living Standards, Circulation, AI
Intellectuals, Royalties, Search Engine, Elites, Inventors, Investors, Businessmen, Torrent, Government, Artist, Resources, Theft, Property, Force, Branding, Secret Formula, Advance Engineering, Backward Engineering, Scarcity, Rewarding Hard Work, Original, Idea, Accounting Ledger, Usage, Feedback, Interaction, Markets, Copyright, Decay, Fine Tuning, Multiverse, Face Recognition, Pattern Recognition, Mining, Exchange Rate, Living Standards, Circulation, AI
Evil, Profit Motive, Economics, Economy, Planned obsolescence, Cartel, Printer cartridges, Product, Reputation, Quality, Isolating, Disposable, Greed, Safety, Customer loyalty, Branding, Collusion, Governments, Fashionable, Disposability, Technological advance, Standardisation, Replicability, Commitment cost. Once committed, Long term, Short term, Resale, Disposal, Physiological, Ingenuity, Laziness, Customer profile, Sustainability, Upgradable, Reliably, Moral hazard, Wise choice, Mindlessness, Shareholders, Wealth Redistributing, Market Force, Inflation
Arguments, Hollywood, Profit motive, Pixar, Dream works, hidden messages, Inspiration, Virtue, Oppression, Good & Evil, Storytelling, Children, Audience, Propaganda, State, Consumerism, Commercialism, Branding, Disney, Socialism, Corporatism, Idealised, Idealism, Immorality, Discipline, Knowledge, Practise, Entrepreneurism, altruistic, training, Socrates, Value, Brave, Philanthropy, Production, Efficiency, Reduction, Religiosity, Plato, Aristotle, Philosophy, Curiosity, Governments, Businessman, Impulsiveness, Hidden Costs, Force, Power, Totalitarianism, Environment, Production
THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING 