tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post5862996600609977796..comments2023-07-08T05:21:01.107-04:00Comments on Co2 Art: Wikileaks Exposes Thinking that Brought Down Soviet UnionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post-82155100477741948262010-12-06T18:16:22.385-05:002010-12-06T18:16:22.385-05:00Are we ready for transparency? Is our system fair...Are we ready for transparency? Is our system fair and honest enough to allow for more fairness and honesty?Daniel Mickhttp://quantumbuddha.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post-55972289317186602742010-12-06T18:14:10.660-05:002010-12-06T18:14:10.660-05:00I like your comparison of the manager's (indiv...I like your comparison of the manager's (individual's) goals as opposed to the design of society. That contradiction is closer to the real reasons for everything--choices, and why we make them. Reality is made from these choices, including technology choices. The computer is a hell of an advantage.<br /><br />Marxism was a naive idea from a naive mind that saw people in an idealized way. It is unworkable given the truth of human nature/habit. It is a "perfect" system meant only for perfect people.Daniel Mickhttp://quantumbuddha.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post-82398468929243524312010-12-06T15:37:42.014-05:002010-12-06T15:37:42.014-05:00'US computing superiority" never made SDI...'US computing superiority" never made SDI a reality. It never worked.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post-1998190497436887992010-12-06T14:37:50.761-05:002010-12-06T14:37:50.761-05:00Many reason for the downfall. Most but not all can...Many reason for the downfall. Most but not all can be traced back to poorly developed computerization.<br /><br />The arms race a key issue as you mention, but the inability to compete on SDI a direct result of US computing superiorityOffroad Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140085449827582909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194048667127641916.post-62675768689626249512010-12-06T13:42:06.104-05:002010-12-06T13:42:06.104-05:00The computer issue was probably a contributing fac...The computer issue was probably a contributing factor but it's beyond hyperbole to hold it out as "the major factor" in the collapse of the Soviet Union.<br /><br />The proximate cause of the Soviet demise was the collapse of world oil prices at the same time the state was caught up in an arms race with Reagan's America. Many are surprised to discover that the Soviet Union's major source of foreign capital came from fossil fuel exports.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com