tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post7130788058733002897..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Industry Growth not Necessarily Industry ProfitsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-36695230622772031812009-02-15T22:35:00.000-06:002009-02-15T22:35:00.000-06:00What evidence does he have that the prolific rich ...What evidence does he have that the prolific rich people were hard working, thrifty, prudent, and peaceful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-23358512016912843472009-02-15T21:28:00.000-06:002009-02-15T21:28:00.000-06:00I agree this is a huge concern facing society, may...I agree this is a huge concern facing society, maybe the biggest long-term, but it's quite taboo to even broach the subject. Most people can't even conceive what the argument might mean, let alone take it seriously.<BR/><BR/>Actually the original "social Darwinists" were motivated primarily by the same concern - that the weak/poor were outbreeding the strong/rich, and this was over 100 years ago.<BR/><BR/>One glimmer of hope: popular music has transitioned from celebrating gangsters to pimps, then from pimps to hustlas. (Admittedly, with a growing soft spot for the strip club-obsessed.) In this respect, we seem to be slowly transitioning to more entrepreneurial role models for our youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com