vineri, 21 noiembrie 2008

they don't really care about us

"We live in a cynical world.. a cynical world.. and we work in a business of tough competitors" - This is a quote from a movie I love. And it's about what I'm gonna write to you about now.

We all care about ourselves.. there is no altruism. We never do anything for another. It's all for ourselves. If you think you have done anything for another.. think again. You might say: I gave money to the poor.. well that is because you have a certain belief, because you think you will be awarded. How about: I do favors to my friends. Well that's only for you to have friends. The examples could go on.. It's all about the payback of our investment.

"There's no shame in it Raziel.. hate me, but do it honestly!" - A quote from a very interesting game.
It's nothing wrong in doing so. It's the natural way of things. Why? Because our own wellbeing leads to other's wellbeing.
Until it doesn't !!!

It starts from lie.
What is a lie? It refers to telling someone that something is true while knowing that something is false. We are not talking about absolute truth, which refers to the actual state of things whether we know it or not. But there is only one way of getting to that. If we all tell the truth we know.
It's very important to educate ourselves to be truthful. No matter the situation.
I've recently heard a bit of news saying that a child found a wallet full of money and returned it to it's owner without stealing anything. This is a case. A very rare case. What actually entreegued me was what that child's colleagues said: that it was a nice thing to return the wallet, but he could have kept the money.
For those who agree, read no more and get a job.
We have to understand the thing about responsibility.
By not lying you assume responsibility on the truth you know. What is the point in keeping the money if you haven't earned it? It's not yours, it does not state your value. This is what led to the world we live in.
Some consider themselves more important than others and use them for their own wellbeing.. yes.. this is enslavement. It just goes on different levels.
For you it might just be a lie.. but lies on top levels cost lives. Many lives.
There are countries in this world as there have been in the past that manipulate masses into thinking what is convenient for them or not thinking at all by promoting ignorance, telling everyone what they want to hear, hiding them the (well known) truth that there are problems that need to be solved.

What I hate about economy is that it failed to follow its purpose a long time ago.
The main purpose of economy was to rationally use the resources to satisfy needs. This is not the case today. Today we overestimate the value of things by disconsidering (lying to) the so called beneficiarys of our services or products.
In economy effectiveness refers to achieving a certain effect.
Efficiency refers to effectiveness with minimal costs. Well what happened to economy today is that it focuses on efficiency without considering the property of effectiveness. They actually change the result that they were supposed to offer. To give you an example: you think that is milk you're drinking? - just a recent problem in China.
They also ignore the side effects of their actions - as a result please note pollution. Not knowing is an excuse, but knowing and ignoring it is not. Does it sound like a lie? For me it does. And it's not a small one.
I am in the IT field, and we always think about side effects. It is a must.. we have no excuse. Why should they? We also have to think about efficiency, but we get it without wrecking your personal data or assets.

Another thing that's despicable is how the powerful use the things discovered by scientists that were meant to be freely used and take it under authority, putting a cost on it. And as we all know the truth, but in a miss leading form time is money. Money is time. Your time. They decide the cost of our life. Decide what we deserve and what we don't.

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