tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post8582884165822077761..comments2023-10-11T18:23:17.225+08:00Comments on {caffeine_sparks}: Are We Poor Because We're Lazy?sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-328259060067179232008-04-05T17:43:00.000+08:002008-04-05T17:43:00.000+08:00We are poor because we waste our time and money re...We are poor because we waste our time and money reading stupid blogs like Brian Gorrell's. It's time we have our priorities in life checked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-67418615403321249172008-03-11T09:47:00.000+08:002008-03-11T09:47:00.000+08:00We are poor because we are happy the way we are.Oh...<I>We are poor because we are happy the way we are.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh come on DJB. From my peers back home, all I hear are complaints. But instead of wanting to find solutions, they feel the only way out of misery is to go abroad. We can't possibly export everyone. We can't all export our women to take care of other people.<BR/><BR/>Capital infusion from our migrant labour is a temporary solution. sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-43937979653584189972008-03-11T09:43:00.000+08:002008-03-11T09:43:00.000+08:00Minerva,Precisely. Australians are PROUD to call t...Minerva,<BR/><BR/>Precisely. Australians are PROUD to call themselves "lazy" in that they value so much their leisure time. Time away from "work." Shops here close at 5pm! In my company, nobody wants to work on weekends. And my bosses have a hard time hiring people who will.<BR/><BR/>But Australia (and Europe) is obviously in a different stage of development already. Their societies can AFFORD sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-68037318117713751602008-03-11T09:40:00.000+08:002008-03-11T09:40:00.000+08:00Jericho,Your reasoning explains laziness from a me...Jericho,<BR/><BR/>Your reasoning explains laziness from a metaphysical point of view. I am not. I suppose you can say I am looking at the "culture of laziness" from a materalist point of view.<BR/><BR/>As I have explained, laziness in this context only exists if there is "work." And it isn't just ordinary work, but work that is "disciplined" by capitalism. We all "work" to make money to survive.<sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-12541107797430004632008-03-11T08:12:00.000+08:002008-03-11T08:12:00.000+08:00We are poor because we are happy the way we are. ...We are poor because we are happy the way we are. No one truly unhappy with her state can be kept from her fortune because as ofws prove everyday, what happens to you really does depend on you most of the time.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-63496861062684006292008-03-11T02:53:00.000+08:002008-03-11T02:53:00.000+08:00Ahahay, some Westerners are just so lazy themselve...Ahahay, some Westerners are just so lazy themselves. They cannot even fill up a disembarkation card. Seriously, it is not laziness but as you put it, inefficiency. Western Europe has perhaps more lazy people than the entire Philippine population due to welfare benefits. Fortunately for them, their economies are efficient. Unfortunately, ours is not.Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567926982953655519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-25084153514122413992008-03-10T18:33:00.000+08:002008-03-10T18:33:00.000+08:00This video explain it all. :)<A HREF="http://www.basapa.com/why-the-philippines-is-poor/" REL="nofollow">This video</A> explain it all. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-75037094247582633732008-03-10T17:36:00.000+08:002008-03-10T17:36:00.000+08:00Great post! You should read Guns, Germs and Steel....Great post! You should read Guns, Germs and Steel. For me this book provided a good explanation for why some countries are poorer than others without going on a "racist" route.<BR/>Cheers!<BR/>CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-77215670622045869102008-03-10T12:01:00.000+08:002008-03-10T12:01:00.000+08:00good points there. it's hard to generalize. we are...good points there. it's hard to generalize. we are not poor because of laziness. this charge has been used by colonizers in every territory they occupy. (perhaps the mindset of the dutch as ex-colonizers remains?) however, some people react to poverty negatively. they feel that they cannot get out of their situation, they become "lazy" (that is, content to survive) instead of striving to improve Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906490583954690940noreply@blogger.com