Hum, I was thinking this was Linda's personal news page and I'm rather relieved that it's UBU; because, well, I'm thinking OT again.

What I was looking for, trying to remember was the thread where David Bale talked about cheerleaders. I found a quote I wanted to share was thinking of putting it there. Maybe it's pushing things too much, but I'm thinking about basic assumptions and this might fit.

Part of the deal about capitalism the notion that we do things for profit. But the focus on profit rather gets muddled up with how we develop a sense of self esteem. Profit just seems an inadequate frame to address matters of the heart. Indeed in classical economics matters of the heart confound the rational basis assumed by the theory.

So here's the quote from Rob Hopkins at Transition Culture:

If we think that we are going to weather the Long Emergency without any form of supporting each other emotionally, without any kind of ability to share the distress it is causing, if we think that the work of the next 10-20 years will be purely external, we are deluding ourselves.

One of the basic assumptions we must confront is where our "worth" as people comes from.

Capitalism is very competitive. Whether we look toward reform or other systems of organizing economic activity, how we value ourselves and others are basic assumptions to examine.