RESIST. INSIST. STAND TOGETHER. BUILD. NEVER SURRENDER.

[a geek named Bob]

17. Spivak's a glib huckster

1.) We can easily fix capitalism. All we need to do is put the regulations back in place.
2.) The problem with the most commonly used "alternative theory" is that it hasn't worked. Ever. I'll clarify that... Most of the time, the "alternative theory" turns out to be some flavor of socialism. I favor the "junk the theory, if the facts argue" school. The facts all point to socialism not being worth the powder to blow it up. (Lack of social mobility, lack of actual innovation, lack of staples, wide spread oppression, restrictions on movement, etc).
3.) The other most used alternate theory is usually some form of tribalism. Tribes are great! (provided you've got the room/food/water, don't mind dying in your 50's {or earlier}, are at the mercy of the weather, and don't want to make complicated things.)
4.) My wife and I have been in academia for the last 23 years. From the information we've gathered over the last 5 years, We're figuring that more and more people are going to shift over to online degrees (quicker, free or cheap, and a hell of a lot more convenient.)