Who needs a work ethic...

Troubleshooter · 08-12-2004, 08:55 PM

...when you have gene therapy?

elSicomoro · 08-12-2004, 09:00 PM

So laziness IS a sickness!

Troubleshooter · 08-12-2004, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

So laziness IS a sickness!

Yeah, I guess somebody had to say it...

russotto · 08-12-2004, 09:40 PM

Laziness is pro-survival. It has the dual advantage of helping one avoid unnecessary work, and driving one to invent devices to reduce necessary work.

08-13-2004, 02:44 AM

Actually, in this case, it sounds like a sign of intelligence. When the monkey's were no longer able to accurately judge the timing of the reward, they became work-a-holics. Stupidity put them into overdrive.

Cyber Wolf · 08-13-2004, 08:08 AM

That's almost what it's like around my office. And the ones in charge are monkeys with slightly bigger braincases, only instead of more brains there's only air.

smoothmoniker · 08-13-2004, 11:39 AM

marichiko, i'd have thought you would have seen the enormous potential of this breakthrough. there's finally a motivation to work that functions outside of market forces. do you know what this means?

... communism might actually work!!!

-sm

Troubleshooter · 08-13-2004, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

marichiko, i'd have thought you would have seen the enormous potential of this breakthrough. there's finally a motivation to work that functions outside of market forces. do you know what this means?

... communism might actually work!!!

-sm

Scary thought.

Where do the anti-GE food hippies fall in an argument like this?

08-13-2004, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

marichiko, i'd have thought you would have seen the enormous potential of this breakthrough. there's finally a motivation to work that functions outside of market forces. do you know what this means?

... communism might actually work!!!

-sm

Are you calling me a commie, SM? I resemble that accusation, but only in months that end with "r." The rest of the time I'm mostly a liberal anarchist. Actually, given the right mind altering drugs to a massive enough segment of the population, any political system would work. They're all great in theory, but when the rubber hits the road, they all begin to show signs of wear sooner or later even if the trains do arrive on time.

08-12-2004, 08:55 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Who needs a work ethic... ...when you have gene therapy? __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

08-13-2004, 08:08 AM	#6
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	That's almost what it's like around my office. And the ones in charge are monkeys with slightly bigger braincases, only instead of more brains there's only air. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

08-13-2004, 11:39 AM	#7
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	marichiko, i'd have thought you would have seen the enormous potential of this breakthrough. there's finally a motivation to work that functions outside of market forces. do you know what this means? ... communism might actually work!!! -sm __________________ to live and die in LA

08-12-2004, 09:00 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	So laziness IS a sickness!

08-12-2004, 09:40 PM	#4
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Laziness is pro-survival. It has the dual advantage of helping one avoid unnecessary work, and driving one to invent devices to reduce necessary work.

08-13-2004, 02:44 AM	#5
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Actually, in this case, it sounds like a sign of intelligence. When the monkey's were no longer able to accurately judge the timing of the reward, they became work-a-holics. Stupidity put them into overdrive.

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