tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post2632209886967204266..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Against EfficiencyDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-18385972363195169432011-09-06T13:10:08.780-06:002011-09-06T13:10:08.780-06:00Sirfab said...
"Plus, America's love for...Sirfab said...<br /><br />"Plus, America's love for pseudo-efficiency is something that, as a European expat, I always found hard to stomach. I say pseudo-efficiency because Americans can be very inefficient, almost insultingly so (for example, in the name of freedom, you drive some of the most wasteful vehicles on the face of the earth.) So I guess efficiency is in the eye of the free-market's disciple."<br /><br />Are Bentleys, Ferraris, Porsches, Citroëns, Mercedes-Benzes, &c., models of efficiency? Aren't they prime examples of "wasteful," conspicuous consumption? <br /><br />"The government won't regulate who you can talk to at a private business during business hours. That's the manager's job, the unions', and the earnings per share's."<br /><br />Actually, the gov't props up labor unions, so that's a false dichotomy.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-83548909609245457042011-08-29T23:12:26.549-06:002011-08-29T23:12:26.549-06:00Hi Doug.
Since you hold the view that government ...Hi Doug.<br /><br />Since you hold the view that government as inefficient and tyrannical in most of its forms, I find some irony in the fact that you bumped into inhumanity for the sake of efficiency at a grocery store. <br /><br />Of course, not being a fan of generalizations I offer as a counter the numbered lines at the DMV. There, for some balance!<br /><br />But suprise, surprise, I agree with you in this case. Plus, America's love for pseudo-efficiency is something that, as a European expat, I always found hard to stomach. I say pseudo-efficiency because Americans can be very inefficient, almost insultingly so (for example, in the name of freedom, you drive some of the most wasteful vehicles on the face of the earth.) So I guess efficiency is in the eye of the free-market's disciple.<br /><br />Anyway, in a market economy you have to abide and play by the laws of the market. If you don't like the way they treat you at one grocery store, go to another one with the human touch, and chat with your friend when she is off the clock. And don't fear: The government won't regulate who you can talk to at a private business during business hours. That's the manager's job, the unions', and the earnings per share's.The Daily Fuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636581068441603099noreply@blogger.com