[MD] What "moral revolution" is called for by the MOQ?

[Khaled Alkotob]

> [Arlo]
> Which is why I've long said the "free market" only serves dishes as
good as the
> underlying metaphysics of the people. Our free market dishes out Paris
Hilton.
> As Johnny Rotten used to say, "How lovely for you." Indeed, I think 
> looking at "market popularity" is a good way to assess where we are.
Platt 
> complained about there being a lot of garbage (posing as art) out there
now, 
> but that's only the free market serving what we order, is it not?

[Khaled] 
I agree.
On a side note here, my barber ( the old fashioned type ) used to have a
slew of free magazines in his shops, including national geographic,
playboy and the rest.

The only one he had to pay for was People. The first one customers would
grab when they went in the barber shop was People.

[Arlo]
> Here's an exercise. Imagine what career/profession you feel SHOULD 
> be among the highest paid. Teacher? Nurse? Artist? Violinist?
Philosopher? 
> Artist? (My daughter says "chef") Whatever... Then ask yourself,
without using 
> "forced salary" or government or anything like that, what changes would
you 
> see as necessary that this position would freely become the highest
paid 
> out there? In other words, what would the people have to value, say, to
make being 
> a "chef" our highest paid career? In other words, what free market
values 
> would have to exist to catapult cookery to the highest profession?
> 
> And, conversely, ask yourself, what free market values exist that 
> keep Paris Hilton on the cover of our magazines? Or K-Fed's albums
selling? 
> Because that is where we are. As Bill the Cat used to say, "Ack Pfft!".

[Khaled]

My suggestion would be Locality. No national syndication of the arts,
music, theatre and so on. We all have to consume local productions.
Within a couple of a hundred miles.

Just a thought.

k