You're homogenizing the culture and the behaviour of those in it, again, as well as dismissing things of value which are not gained through competing with others. I realize you are prone to doing this, and that you like the anecdotes (not data) you have which you use to support this view, but it really does undermine your being taken seriously.
(As well, the high-handed dismissal telling _jeremiad to join the Amish suggests an incredibly simplistic worldview, and expounding on how you feel while telling theweaselking that it doesn't matter how he feels is just a touch egocentric, and the betting that he hasn't looked into how his computer is made comes across as a cheap attempt to undermine. And it rings particularly false in light of your own stated views, which don't seem to have *any* trouble marrying callous indifference and an opinion about the correct way to run things.
(See, I buy boots made in North America when I can, and buy them from a store which makes a serious effort to engage in fair trade practices when not. You would not believe how much this effort cuts into my incredibly busy life. Why, I have half an hour less to spend on LiveJournal once every year or two.)
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Date: 2008-06-13 05:12 pm (UTC)(As well, the high-handed dismissal telling
(See, I buy boots made in North America when I can, and buy them from a store which makes a serious effort to engage in fair trade practices when not. You would not believe how much this effort cuts into my incredibly busy life. Why, I have half an hour less to spend on LiveJournal once every year or two.)