[MD] Walmart, Final Answer

[Platt Holden]

First, welcome to the group, Dallas. Second, how do you explain Walmart's dynamic
growth? Third, does making a profit automatically exclude Dynamic Quality? Fourth,
what are Pirsig's comments on beauty?

Thanks, 
Platt

Quoting Dallas Van Winkle <dallas.vanwinkle at gmail.com>:

> I'm sorry Platt, but Walmart embodies static social level patterns. It is
> not dynamic quality. Walmart embodies doing things for profit rather than
> for the sake of dynamic quality, and since it is founded on such a low level
> of the hierarchy, everything it is related to suffers. (remember Pirsig's
> comments on Beauty).
> 
> NYC has nothing to do with Walmart. Walmart is a typically suburban
> phenomena. Cities are dynamic, suburbia generally consists of static
> patterns that try to imitate dynamic quality but generally fail. The ugly
> tan buildings that all look the same, the low quality products, the fear,
> the overzealoutry, it all says the same thing to me... It's all trying to be
> dynamic by being profitable, so in essence it is like trying to find
> fulfillment by eating the ends of the banana while completely overlooking
> the middle.






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