On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 21:20 +0100, Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > Dave Neary wrote: > > > most people, I would guess, don't really want choice. > > [...] > > > I'd be much happier > > seeing us focus on freedom and community as the core message. > > So "most people, you would guess, do really want freedom and community"? > More so than choice? > > Hmmm... > > I'd *like* to live in a world like that. But instead, I live in a sub- > world like that, where most do indeed appreciate those values. But the > world outside our communities (note the plural) looks different to me.
I'm not a fan of this conversation at all, but I just thought I'd mention an interesting comment from The Edge's 2007 annual question. I don't remember who it was answering the question "what is one thing you've changed your mind about?". the core of the answer was coming to a conclusion that there is such a thing as human nature, and that it seeks cooperation, altruism and peace *within* communities, but is antagonistic, violent and aggressive *between* communities. Clearly, according to this view, if you want more people to share the peace & harmony of your community, they need to be a part of it. Of course, too many people sometimes destroys communities too. --p _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
