[extropy-chat] Bloodless Redistribution of Wealth(wasSingulartarians)

Anne-Marie Taylor femmechakra at yahoo.ca
Fri Dec 30 01:18:20 UTC 2005


Do you know how much money that could be given back to society,
  if she decided to donate it?
  Just curious
  Anna

Doc454 <doc454 at prodigy.net> wrote:
  Perhaps Paris Hilton could get her and/or her dog Tinkerbells picture on a 
15cent coin.

Slam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Avantguardian" 
To: "ExI chat list" 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Bloodless Redistribution of 
Wealth(wasSingulartarians)


>
>
> --- Joseph Bloch 
> wrote:
>
>> I must disagree.
>>
>> The ultra-rich don't generate wealth to get famous,
>> in large part.
>> Indeed, most attempt to discourage such fame (Paris
>> Hilton being a
>> notable exception, but perhaps only because she
>> shares an IQ with the
>> dog in her purse).
>
> It is not about becoming famous and despite me calling
> it vanity money, it is not really about vanity. I used
> that term simply to draw an analogy to vanity license
> plates. What it is really about is power. Since
> ancient times the secular rulers of the world have put
> their faces on currency. Alexander, the Caesars,
> Napoleon - you get the idea. Who are the rulers of the
> world today if not the people on your Forbes list? And
> if we can give them the recognition they deserve and
> at the same time do a great deal of good, than why
> shouldn't we? Furthermore, if they are overly modest,
> the winners need not place their own face on the
> currency, they can also put the face of a loved one or
> someone they feel deserves the honor. Sam Walton comes
> to mind in regards to his reclusive family.
>
>> I crave money too, but it's not so I can resculpt
>> the moon in my own
>> image; it's so I can change the world and at the
>> same time ensure
>> comfort and access to the latest technological
>> advances for myself and
>> my family.
>
> That's fine. Just make sure to remain as objective as
> possible when assessing whether you are changing the
> world for better or worse.
>
>
> The Avantguardian
> is
> Stuart LaForge
> alt email: stuart"AT"ucla.edu
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the 
> source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, 
> who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his 
> eyes are closed. . ."
>
> - Albert Einstein, "What I Believe" (1930)
>
>
>
>
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