Kent M Pitman  <pitman@nhplace.com> wrote:
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| When everyone asks for what they are worth, the standard of living
| will come up, not just where the jobs are going now but everywhere.
| As long as someone is willing to ask for less, the person willing to
| grovel most will be the person to typify the way we all live.
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Hmmm... This seems to be a variant of the "The Tragedy of
The Commons"[1] argument, except instead of overconsumption
we have (self-)undervaluation.


-Rob

[1] Garrett Hardin, Science, 162(1968):1243-1248. Archived at
    <http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/162/3859/1243>
    and <http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/sotp/commons.shtml>
    [also <http://dieoff.org/page95.htm>].

    Also by Garrett Hardin, "Ethical Implications of Carrying
    Capacity" (1977) <http://dieoff.org/page96.htm>.

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