Apropos Austrian Aphorisms - All Comments

re: Lost in the language market

spkrman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:14:13 GMT

A noteworthy example in this line of thinking is the adaptation of simplified Chinese as taught in China's schools. The majority of younger Chinese are not taught traditional Chinese by the schools, which closes the doors of many books which were published years ago. Only the newer books, published in simplified Chinese are readable by a large number of people. It should come as no surprise that most of these newer books contain information and versions of history that paint the Chinese government in a more favorable light. Just some food for thought.

re: I graduated, thank the government!

SirJDKnightCroix — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:11:53 GMT

Seriously, your sarcasm is irrational but your rage is understandable.

It was a means to an end.

re: Greed!

Sebastian van Gass — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:55 GMT

I think it is fine to enhance quality of life by whatever means, on condition that it does not subtract unfairly from the quality of life of others.

re: I graduated, thank the government!

gussosa — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:05:55 GMT

I know the feeling, but I have two excuses.

1) There wasn't any other university (in my country) offering majors in Mechanical Engineering when I started college.

2) Back in 1997 I was a convinced "moderate" socialist and it was only on 2003 that I converted to liberalism ad later libertarianism.

Anyway, neither do I feel fine about being a graduate of a public uni. The only thing I can tell to myself is that my parents where robbed many thousands of dollars that would have been more than enough to let me study at a good private university in Brazil. So I actually paid for it.

re: Today, ignorance; Tomorrow, education

ninja midget — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:37:45 GMT

this is so amazingly true

re: I graduated, thank the government!

pimplucius — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:53 GMT

private schools aren't really private anyway...

If you had majored in political science you would probably be a hypocrite

re: Today, ignorance; Tomorrow, education

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re: The Law of the Color Red

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re: I graduated, thank the government!

severin — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:20:41 GMT

I am sure you have done plenty of useful things while in college and even before you stepped foot on the campus. But education is normally considered preparation for a productive life. If you went to college in hopes that education would lead you to a higher paying job, then it means that you believe that getting an education will lead you to have a greater value or usefulness to society after that education is complete. I was just giving you a hard time, but as an example it is true that a doctor is more of an asset to society than a pre-med student.

re: Greed!

G8R HED — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:25:18 GMT

It is no large matter

to see through the veil,

the immoral motives

of those whose who avail,

to judge for themselves

our interest and need.

Through every concoction

they hope to succeed,

to blot out from reason

"Profit or Greed?"

PROFIT = economic gain from what you own, produce or control (capital) by free exchange.

GREED = economic gain from what others own, produce or control by coercion.

re: I graduated, thank the government!

thedo — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:11:27 GMT

severin comments as if pursuing education that culminates in graduation has not been useful, and also speaks without knowing anything else about my life situation as to fully judge my usefulness. How august of an insight!

I went to a government university in the first place because I heard it provided a quality computer science curriculum. I had also not yet established—was not even knowledgeable of the Austrian school—my political and philosophical views regarding government. To call me a hypocrite with an assumption that I began my schooling with such established views is downright illogical and stupid.

re: I graduated, thank the government!

mdm4584 — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:02:59 GMT

why did you go to a "government university" in the first place then? Hypocrite.

re: I graduated, thank the government!

severin — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:59 GMT

Congratulations on graduating, now go do something useful with your life!