BeanieBots
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History has shown a complex pendulum effect between far left and far right ideals combined with a compound of dictatorship vs democracy of those ideals. Interestingly, when the pendulum swings, it doesn't drag the entire populus with it. Some sag down in the middle which has a damping effect. Periodically, (about a 30 year cycle or one generation) the compound frequencies of those two fundamentals combine to cause a peek and the outcome often results in major events such as war. However, there does seem to be ever decreasing amplitude to the swing which indeed suggests a merging of the parties involved.
Either that or people are now simply too scared to voice their oppinions for fear of not being PC and being outcast from todays "acceptable" behaviour and "favoured" way of thinking.
Immigration.. IMHO I don't see how imcomming can help the country but some think it does. Works both ways, good tallent and the rich leaving is possibly doing more harm. Worst case will be if a critical point is reached where the "middle road" start to leave because they don't like the way things are moving. The move will then become exponential rather than damped.
An interesting scenario you paint Rickharris. Reminds me of "Logan's run"!
The downfall of such a society as I see it is the greedy. Where exactly are you going on this conveyor of cars and why? To work? to do something you don't want to do?
Suppose my need is greater than yours or at least I perceive it to be. I have two options. Force you out of the way or give you an incentive to get out of my way. If you keep getting forced, then you might want to "employ" somebody to stop it happening. If I give incentive "money" then we are back to square one. Who would maintain/manage the system. I wouldn't, I don't want to, unless of course you make it worth my while and to do that I would expect to progress to to a better way of life than the guy next to me or there is simply no point me doing it.
I could simply be polite and let you go first and look after the transport system out the goodness of good spirit and good will to the comunity, only to be a slave to the lazy sod next door who can't be bothered.
Nice idea, can't see it ever happening and if it did, where would be the will to live. What would be the drive that gets us out of bed to "fight" for our very existance. Remember, it is the variation in that level of drive that makes the world what it is today.
Edited by - beaniebots on 30/08/2007 21:09:51
Either that or people are now simply too scared to voice their oppinions for fear of not being PC and being outcast from todays "acceptable" behaviour and "favoured" way of thinking.
Immigration.. IMHO I don't see how imcomming can help the country but some think it does. Works both ways, good tallent and the rich leaving is possibly doing more harm. Worst case will be if a critical point is reached where the "middle road" start to leave because they don't like the way things are moving. The move will then become exponential rather than damped.
An interesting scenario you paint Rickharris. Reminds me of "Logan's run"!
The downfall of such a society as I see it is the greedy. Where exactly are you going on this conveyor of cars and why? To work? to do something you don't want to do?
Suppose my need is greater than yours or at least I perceive it to be. I have two options. Force you out of the way or give you an incentive to get out of my way. If you keep getting forced, then you might want to "employ" somebody to stop it happening. If I give incentive "money" then we are back to square one. Who would maintain/manage the system. I wouldn't, I don't want to, unless of course you make it worth my while and to do that I would expect to progress to to a better way of life than the guy next to me or there is simply no point me doing it.
I could simply be polite and let you go first and look after the transport system out the goodness of good spirit and good will to the comunity, only to be a slave to the lazy sod next door who can't be bothered.
Nice idea, can't see it ever happening and if it did, where would be the will to live. What would be the drive that gets us out of bed to "fight" for our very existance. Remember, it is the variation in that level of drive that makes the world what it is today.
Edited by - beaniebots on 30/08/2007 21:09:51