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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darin Sunley via extropy-chat<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] Acceleration of the wealth gap<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>>…People who, due to their circumstances, literally do not believe in the future, any future, frequently do things that can very reasonably be called "crazy"… Darin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Darin, well sure. I don’t see how that no-future scenario would apply to the owner of that Rolls who was participating in the looting, who clearly has a lot of money. She could flee that benighted suburb, move out into the country, live a nice peaceful life out there with no concerns with finances. The future sure looks bright to me for that owner.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since the no-future argument doesn’t really apply there, perhaps someone can offer an explanation for why one would drive one’s Rolls to such an event. Why not just rent a car for that purpose? One could hire looters I suppose, to reduce the risk to oneself. Anyone who owns something of value has something of value to lose. Ownership instills a sense of responsibility.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>