"Economist Thinking" and Looking Out for the Other Guy

Hi Everyone,



Well, it took a while, but I'm back after a while. I started work today, I mean really, really started it this time, unlike the other times where I thought I was starting, but wasn't really. Anyway, thought I'd update you on that. Anyway, today's post won't be very long, because the video above presents the first part of the point I want to lay out here today.

Don't misunderstand, though. The point of this post is not to promote socialism or any other economic system for that matter. Rather, the point of this post is to highlight a pattern of thinking among professionals. The point that Thom Hartmann, which is this man's name, lays out, is that people do think about others, and, to use Hartmann's college analogy, people are interested in learning and working hard for its own sake.

You're probably wondering what that phrase in the title means. We can use the term "economist thinking" to describe the prevalent thought pattern among the economic and advertising professionals. This attitude sees people only as consumers who want to get more things for themselves. It doesn't take into account that people care about more than just themselves, and getting more for themselves. In the view of this blogger, it is this economist thinking, which is sort of inhuman its implications, that has driven us into our present economic dilemma.

But enough out of me. What are your thoughts, experiences, philosophies on this? I'd like to know.

This is the Daily Reeder, Over&out.