Re: Metaphor and Mental Models

GAWNE, SEAN (gawnesm@songs.sce.com)
Mon, 09 Jan 95 07:20:58 PST

Eddy - There is a flaw in your logic, you know. The fact that the gap is
widening does not mean this is win-lose. It is entirely possible for BOTH the
rich and the poor to be winning, but the rich winning a little more. Don't you
agree? (Actually, from my own experience, only rich people have the luxury of
promoting this win-win rhetoric.)

Or do you really think the overall standard of living in the countries you list
is not increasing?

And by the way, who says economic measures are the only measure of "winning" and
"losing"? The way I see it, life is a game where _I_ decide the scorekeeping.
And for me at least, money isn't everything.

Sean Gawne, gawnesm@songs.sce.com

On Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:17:26 -0500, Bob Lynch wrote:

>If competition and war are not successful, does that mean that
>Capitalism as defined by Ayn Rand is incorrect? I was always
>under the belief that selfishness created by war and competition i
>actually created wealth and prosperity for all. Any ideas???

Short-term, it is hard to see how war and competition, which are both based
on WIN/LOSE cultures, could possibly benefit all in any way. Some evidence is
that in almost all capitalistic countries (eg USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, SE
Asia), the gap between the rich and poor continues to increase. The
unempowered and weak always lose without help.

Eddy

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