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Old 12-13-2020, 06:52 AM   #101
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Commenting on the many economic and social problems that American society now confronts, Newsweek columnist Robert J. Samuelson recently wrote: "We face a choice between a society where people accept modest sacrifices for a common good or a more contentious society where groups selfishly protect their own benefits."


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In his book "The Common Good," Robert Reich illustrates his belief that America is fundamentally changed by Watergate. That the scandal revealed a shift in American philosophy from fair play to win at all costs.

Though he mostly focuses on the economic system via the differences between "shareholder" and "stockholder" capitalism, there is the underlying implication that at some point we moved away from focusing on the good of the system and onto the good of the individual.

Another interesting book is "The Death of Expertise," which delves into the shift from experts to armchair academics that has been enabled by the Digital Age/Information Age. I crack up (and cry a little) everytime I see a "99% of experts believe XXXX, but my high school friend who sells homemade bongs says XXXX."

All's I know is that 1. I've got friends and family who have struggled with or been lost to Covid. 2. What I'm being asked to do by wearing a mask, ensuring physical distance, and limiting my exposure by avoiding group activities without safeguards is not at all that difficult. 3. Businesses and livelihoods are being hurt by the pandemic. 4. If more people accepted #2, #3 would be dramatically reduced.

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Old 12-13-2020, 08:43 AM   #102
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In his book "The Common Good," Robert Reich illustrates his belief that America is fundamentally changed by Watergate. That the scandal revealed a shift in American philosophy from fair play to win at all costs.

Though he mostly focuses on the economic system via the differences between "shareholder" and "stockholder" capitalism, there is the underlying implication that at some point we moved away from focusing on the good of the system and onto the good of the individual.

Another interesting book is "The Death of Expertise," which delves into the shift from experts to armchair academics that has been enabled by the Digital Age/Information Age. I crack up (and cry a little) everytime I see a "99% of experts believe XXXX, but my high school friend who sells homemade bongs says XXXX."

All's I know is that 1. I've got friends and family who have struggled with or been lost to Covid. 2. What I'm being asked to do by wearing a mask, ensuring physical distance, and limiting my exposure by avoiding group activities without safeguards is not at all that difficult. 3. Businesses and livelihoods are being hurt by the pandemic. 4. If more people accepted #2, #3 would be dramatically reduced.

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Thanks for the book suggestions. I should be reading more during this time. Did while I was at the lake, probably because I didn’t turn on the internet service for the short time I was there.

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