Great article but as far as good business...

Reading this article illustrates two things to me.

A) That the business minded are short sighted

B) That established methods of controlling others is still in the dark ages

Here's why....For the business minded, is it neccessary to throw the lives of others away so easily, after all they were your customers not long before, when they had a job and money. The same ones whom you spent millions reaching and retaining? With this ongoing social shift, are you not eventually going to lose a significant market share with those who can no longer afford the lifestyle. Basic math, less people = smaller market. Where will you and your business be if you keep losing customers. Its hard to gain market if only a small percentage of people  can afford to do so.

And where have the values gone that made North America strong and prosperous?  Where everyone lived more equally than the rest of the world.....that the rest of the world admired and dreamed of living the said lifestyle? Am I missing something here? Will the business world make the same mistakes as the music industry, where too much control equalled being eventually  ignored and perhaps reviled?

Most importantly, I believe that North America is still the place to be, but the rest of the world is changing fast and evolving. We will no longer be considered the hub of higher thinking, innovation or culture. Do we really want to be left behind, especially with our seemingly devolving sense of community, where before  it was good to help neighbors and friends in times of need. Loyalty has its merits, no one is more grateful and loyal than one who has received in times of great difficulties. And any business knows that loyalty is key to a successful long term business relationship. One other thing, I agree with Steve Jobs, creativity is just connecting things....

Please enjoy the article,

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