Thinking of dem Arabs again, and wondering if anything general can be extrapolated from my thoughts on them. Yes, and I think it's this:
Unless I'm reduced to abject poverty I'd still say that money isn't that important; that it can't buy an education or character or friendship or love or meaning in life. In fact, it can't do much at all when you think about it! Can't bring back the dead, can't hold time at bay, can't produce creativity at will, and can't answer any of the fundamental questions.
---M.J. Sandel.
His online Tanner lecture is well-worth a read as well.
'Why worry that we are moving towards a society in which
everything is up for sale? For two reasons: one is about inequality; the
other is about corruption. In a society where everything is for sale,
life is harder for those of modest means. The more money can buy, the
more affluence (or the lack of it) matters. But also, putting a price on
the good things in life can corrupt them. Paying children to read books
might get them to read more, but it might also teach them to regard
reading as a chore rather than a source of intrinsic satisfaction.
Sometimes, market values crowd out non-market values worth caring about.'
---M.J. Sandel.
His online Tanner lecture is well-worth a read as well.
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