tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post8989299503535554312..comments2023-10-04T08:13:56.965-04:00Comments on redjenny: The Joy of Giving: An Alternative Economic TheoryRed Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-17278873193521499442007-03-08T10:29:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:29:00.000-05:00Oh I love it. Imagine if our own disputes were fou...Oh I love it. Imagine if our own disputes were fought like that:<BR/>"I hate you! Here's a BMW. Take that, sucka!"Red Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-11934693458748152452007-03-08T08:35:00.000-05:002007-03-08T08:35:00.000-05:00Hi Red Jenny, very interesting and insightful! I t...Hi Red Jenny, very interesting and insightful! I think all these 'assumptions' of modern economics (e.g. as we consume more utility increases) are far from being the universal truth or scientific observation of society, they are just reinforcing the free market capitalist structure which is itself a social construction. The highest happiness isn't usually derived from consumption. We can all liberallattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207277737823588791noreply@blogger.com